A student who had open heart surgery last year has set herself the challenge of climbing Kilimanjaro for charity.
Rebecca Taylor, 21, from Melksham, will begin the climb on September 4 before returning in September 19.
Ms Taylor, who studies international hospitality at Bournemouth University, has raised £3,240 so far for charity Hope for Children.
She said: “I’m a bit nervous and excited. Before my surgery I wouldn’t have been able to do it and after my surgery my GP said I could live a normal life. So I chose to climb a mountain.”
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