TWO cousins will battle their way through the pain barrier for charity.

Joey Prior and Andy Collins will walk 70 miles, clambering over 20 mountain tops with a total height of over 65,000 feet, more than double Mount Everest, in just four days in June.

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Joey, 27, from Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle, said they hope their efforts will help a seriously ill child receive their wish of a lifetime.

He said: “There’s no personal reason, it’s just we saw a video the charity put online about one of the children and it didn’t have the happiest of endings.”

The duo have already raised around £600, split between online and offline donations, and hope to exceed their target of £1,000.

The money will go to Starlight Children’s Foundation, which grants wishes for seriously ill youngsters.

Joey, said: “We have done the national three peaks and the Yorkshire three peaks, and we have quite a few years of hill-walking and climbing experience.

“The only way to train for it is by doing it, so we are still doing walks. We go up and down Pendle Hill a few times and do a bit of running too.”

The pair will set off on their ultimate challenge on June 12.

They will conquer the Yorkshire Three Peaks that day before climbing the national three peaks on Saturday and Sunday. Then, on Monday, Joey and Andy, who now living in Kelbrook, will climb the Welsh 3000s.

Joey, who works in North Yorkshire, said because each child’s wish is different, from going fishing with a star to visiting Disneyland to be a princess for the day, it’s hard to say what difference £1,000 would make.

However, he : “I’m sure £1,000 would give the child the once-in-a-lifetime day out because they might not have the best or longest life.”

Julie Carne, head of operations and fundraising at Starlight Children’s Foundation, said: “We’re immensely grateful to Joey for supporting Starlight with his mountain challenge and we wish him the best of luck.

“The funds he raises for Starlight will help us to grant once-in-a-lifetime wishes for many seriously and terminally ill children and create happy memories both for them and their families.

“We’re rooting for Joey to reach his fundraising target. Just £100 can buy a box full of games and toys to distract children whilst various medical procedures take place.”