Harry Gration and Paul Hudson complete three-legged Sport Relief walk

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BBC Presenters Harry Gration and Paul Hudson have raised more than �190,000 for Sport Relief by walking 121 miles three-legged across Yorkshire.

Two BBC television presenters have finished a nine-day three-legged walk across North, South and West Yorkshire, raising more than £190,000 for Sport Relief.

Harry Gration and Paul Hudson finished their 121 mile (193 km) challenge in Exhibition Square, York, in front of a large crowd of well-wishers.

Paul said: "It's been the most remarkable experience of my life."

The walk had started in South Yorkshire and meandered across three counties.

Along the Way, Gration, presenter of the BBC's Look North, and Paul Hudson, weather forecaster and climate correspondent, visited Rotherham, Barnsley, Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford, Otley and Harrogate.

On finishing the walk, Paul said: "We've just had a right laugh. It's been exhausting and at times we never thought we'd make it."

Some of Yorkshire's most recognisable landscapes were included in the route, including Otley Chevin and Castle Hill outside Huddersfield, but the pair also ascended the Emley Moor television transmitter.

There they did a three-legged circuit at the top of the tower at more than 1,000 ft (300 m) high hoping to set a world record for highest three-legged walk in the process.

The charity helps raise money to help vulnerable people in both the UK and the world's poorest countries.

In their last Sport Relief challenge Gration and fellow presenter Amy Garcia raised about £140,000 after riding a tandem across Yorkshire.

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The eighth day was the most challenging and the pair walked into the night to finish

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The beauty of Yorkshire broke through the pain too

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It was no walk in the park, with numerous uphill slogs

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