FROM riding camels in the Sahara Desert to being on polar bear watch in the Arctic Circle there is no stopping Lucie Whiting raising money for the hospital which helped save her brother’s life.

The 28-year-old from Corsham has just returned from her latest adventure in the Arctic Circle, where for ten days she endured temperatures of minus 28 degrees, travelled on sledges being pulled by huskies and slept in an igloo.

"The trip was incredible. It was really tough at times as we were in minus 28 degree temperatures and had little shelter from the elements, it snowed constantly and it was pretty deep, sometimes up to my waist in places," Miss Whiting said.

All of this was to raise money for charity Above and Beyond who are funding a new teenage cancer ward at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

When her brother Josh was a teenager he was diagnosed with a blood condition called aplastic anaemia, which meant his bone marrow did not produce enough new cells and he desperately needed a bone marrow transplant.

Having seen the help the BRI gave Mr Whiting, 23, while he underwent the two transplants as well as chemotherapy there, Miss Whiting decided she wanted to give something back to the hospital.

So far she has raised thousands of pounds from her expeditions which also include climbing Kilimanjaro, visiting the Everest Base Camp and climbing the Atlas Mountains, but she has no plans to stop and has set her sights on even more challenges to raise money.

She said: “I've managed to raise just over £14,000 which I am thrilled about, it’s nice to know that money can make a positive difference on other people’s lives.

“My friends, family and colleagues think I am mad for doing these extreme adventures, but the way I see it is the world is a big place which needs exploring and I've got all the time in the future to sit on a beach and relax.

“I'm slowly ticking things off my bucket list but there’s so much more still to achieve."