AN eight-year-old has her head back out of the clouds after tackling Wales’ highest peak for charity.

Isabelle Lauder and her dad Tom walked - and in places, climbed - the 3,560ft Mount Snowdon and have so far raised almost £700 for Sheffield-based charity, Support Dogs.

The good cause trains and provides specialist assistance dogs to help autistic children, as well as adults affected by epilepsy or physical disability, to live safer, more independent lives.

The Lauders, who live in Wombwell, have been volunteer dog foster carers for Support Dogs since 2022.

Kings Oak Primary School pupil Isabelle turned eight on July 30, celebrating with her family with a theatre trip to see Wicked in London, and two days later she scaled Snowdon.

Isabelle’s mum, Fran, 38, who works for South Yorkshire Police and is also mum to ten-year-old Oliver, said: “It took five hours to get up - it was quite a tough route, called Crib Goch, and involved some physical climbing, rather than just walking.

“They took a much easier route down.

“They had set off at 7am and it was pretty dry and not too hot they couldn’t have asked for better weather and they took lots and lots of sweets.

“It was pretty windy at the top.

“I’m very proud of her and she didn’t even seem to have any kind of aches or niggles the day after.

“A typical eight-year-old, she bounced straight back.”

Isabelle said it was hard but well worth the challenge.

“The hardest part was all the steps going up, and then a path with more steps,” she added.

“My dad joked that I was close to breaking down.”