From Cork to Everest: Adventurer ready for 'mammoth' challenge in aid of CUH children's ward

Daragh Cronin will cycle 12,500km from his hurling club in Blackrock to base camp at Mount Everest through the Middle East, Pakistan, India, and Nepal

Originally from Blackrock, Mr Cronin is thought to be the youngest and fastest Irish person to navigate the entire length of Africa by bike. Picture: Brian Lougheed.

A daring adventurer is ready to embark on a “mammoth” challenge by cycling all the way to Mount Everest to raise funds for the children's wards of Cork University Hospital (CUH).

Daragh Cronin, aged 23, previously cycled the length of Africa, having never been a bike enthusiast previously. He will now bike from the Rebel County to Mount Everest base camp.