A bath is to be carried to the top of the highest peak in Britain in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for a cancer charity.
Workers at the Bathroom Company in Perth came up with idea of scaling Ben Nevis because many of them know someone who has had the disease.
So far the 10-strong group, which includes the company’s managing director Lawrence Haddow, has raised £2,111 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Company director Fiona Lowry, who will remain in Perth while her colleagues climb the mountain, said the men had been training on Kinnoull Hill ahead of the real thing on June 21.
She said: “The group is rotating carrying the bath. Because they are taking it all the way up Ben Nevis they are doing it in teams of four with a couple of reserves. If someone gets tired it will be the next person’s turn.
“It’s something a bit different and is team-building but we are doing this mainly because, as a company, we know a lot of people who have been affected by cancer and we want to give something back.”
She said the group had taken one trial run, with another planned for later this week.
“We did a trial run up Kinnoull Hill on May 23 and that went really well,” she said.
“It was good fun, there was a good atmosphere and I think it settled a few nerves as to whether it was possible or not. We’ve been training for just a few weeks, but the 10 that are doing it are really fit.”
Fiona said the group had considered taking a more traditional-style bath to the summit but instead opted for a lighter alternative.
“We did think about using a steel bath but we’ve gone for an acrylic bath because it’s the first time we’ve ever done this. If it all goes well we might do it again,” she said.
“We expect to take a few hours to get up and we’ll have to carry it back down again.
“But I’m sure there’ll be a bit of a celebration at the top and then a well-deserved meal and drink when they come back down.”
She joked that they could be tempted to use the bath to sledge back down the mountainside.
“It might be the easiest way down for everyone,” she said.
To donate visit www.justgiving.com/The-Bathroom-Company-Bath-Up-The-Ben.