Woman climbs Glastonbury Tor in wheelchair

"I had the most amazing experience of being up there, which is an extraordinary, unique place"

A woman has climbed Glastonbury Tor in a wheelchair.

Former Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Annie Maw, has been to the top of the 158-metre (518 foot) landmark for the first time.

She was assisted in the climb by Festival Medical Services, a charity that provides medical services for big outdoor events, including Glastonbury Festival.

"I had the most amazing experience of being up there, which is an extraordinary, unique place," Ms Maw said.

The Festival Medical Services helped Ms Maw up the hill

Ms Maw, who was paralysed after falling from her horse in 2002, completed the climb in a specially adapted chair and was raising money for local disability charities.

She added: "I've never been to the top of Glastonbury Tor.

"I've always been quite sad about that actually, because it's the only place in Somerset that I could never visit.

"But the Festival Medical Services said 'We'll take you there'."

Festival Medical Service's chair Nich Woolf said: “We are calling the event AAA for Annie’s Assisted Ascent, but in the world of music festivals it stands for Access All Areas, so we thought they mirrored each other nicely.

“Annie already commands the respect and affection of people throughout our county from her time as Lord Lieutenant, but we think she will win even more admirers for taking on this dauntingly tough challenge – and rightly so."

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