THE chief executive of the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital will put on her walking boots for an annual charity sponsored walk for the hospital's research fund.

Stacey Keegan will take on a nine-mile hike up Mount Snowdon, also known as Snowpaedic Challenge.

The sponsored charity walk is to raise money for the Orthopaedic Institute, which supports the hospital by raising funds for research and education.

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Stacey said: "The Orthopaedic Institute support vital education and research across the Trust, and I am delighted to be able to support them by taking part in the Snowpaedic Challenge.

"I’m really looking forward to walking up Mount Snowdon with different staff from across the organisation, as well as meeting some of our patients, alongside their families and friends."

The walk will take place on Saturday September 10, and alongside Stacey members of RJAH staff, patients, their families and friends will join the challenge to raise money for a research study into Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT).

CMT is a very rare hereditary disease that usually develops in the first 10 years of life affecting the motor and sensory peripheral nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body.

The illness causes the nerves to become damaged and dies, which leads to weakness and muscle damage, but there is no cure at the moment, which makes it that much more important for research to be conducted in the field.

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Debra Alexander, charity fundraiser for the Orthopaedic Institute, said: “We are thrilled to have Stacey leading walkers on our annual Snowpaedic Challenge, while raising money for the Orthopaedic Institute.

"We will be walking up Llanberis Path, which is one of the gentler routes, and will take around six hours in total, up and down."

"It’s a great day out for all the family, and the funds raised will support our amazing teams in their vital work. We’d love for you to come and join us" she added.

If you would like to sponsor Stacey, you can do so on the dedicated JustGiving page: www.justgiving.com/campaign/Snowpaedic2022.

To join the Snowpaedic Challenge, there is a registration fee of £15 per adult, children under 16 years and dogs go free.

If you are interested in taking part in the Snowpaedic Challenge, please contact Debra on: 01691 404561 or at enquiries@orthopaedic-institute.org

Or follow this link to register online: https://www.orthopaedic-institute.org/snowpaedic-challenge-2022/