Duo take on zip wire dressed in space armour

The pair wore armour from the movie Aliens for the challenge

Fundraisers dressed in armour based on the 1986 film Aliens have taken on a zip wire challenge at a Cornish quarry.

Guy Clifford and John Mason completed a zip wire at the Adrenalin Quarry in Menheniot, Cornwall on Friday.

The pair are members of the historical organisation the Fellowship of the Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur, and wanted to wear armour during the activity.

In the end they said they opted for "space armour" as medieval armour did not fit with the zip wire harness.

'Fantastic'

Their outfits were made to look like Colonial Marines from the film Aliens which starred Sigourney Weaver.

Fiona Rainbird Clarke, who is part of the fellowship of the knights, said master armourer Terry English who made the armour for the original film created duplicates for the pair.

"Terry just made it happen, which is fantastic," she said.

She added they "committed themselves to take on any challenge that's a bit crazy and run with it."

The money raised is set to be donated to Children's Hospice South West.

The pair, both from Glastonbury, also have plans to go around Glastonbury Tor five times in "big heavy metal armour" in September.