Fearless fundraiser Dylan Hughes has finished his year of fundraising walks up Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon).

Raising £6,188 to help us on our mission to reach every local child with a life-threatening condition, he summited Wales’ highest peak an amazing 141 times in 2025.

During his efforts, Dylan who often dresses as the superhero Spider Man, crossed the Crib Goch ridge 108 times and hopes that will be a new world record.

Cloud Nine

He shared: “I’m on Cloud Nine with it all, what a year!

“There were times it was snow up to my waist and I had to make my own path, and some glorious summer days hearing people’s stories and posing for photos in my Spider Man costume – I did hundreds of squats!

“It is such a great charity and visualising the cause pushes me on.

“Visiting Tŷ Gobaith in person really changed my perspective on everything.

“It’s been an honour raising funds for them.”

Notorious

Known as The Welsh Spider Man, he has achieved notoriety on the internet chronicling his Eryri adventures on his own Facebook page which has over 2,000 followers.

“When I put the mask on, everything changes,” said Dylan.

“People can’t believe their eyes and always stop me.

“Their faces always light up when I tell them about the cause.

“I’ve had the honour of meeting people from all over the world and hearing their stories really kept me going.

“I even met a man walking up there in Speedos and just missed Tyson Fury and his family when they came.”

World Record

On his prospective World Record of 108 Crib Goch crossings, he shared: “I’ve got it all logged with Guinness now and it should be another five to six weeks until I find out if it is ratified for inclusion as an official record.”

Dylan attended Tŷ Gobaith on Friday 16^th January to present his cheque of £6,118 to our fundraiser Nikki Sullivan, and meet some of the children his kind fundraising will benefit.

Nikki said: “Dylan really is our own Superhero.

“What an amazing effort. He has always done it with a smile on his face and with the thought of supporting local families in his heart.

“It was a pleasure welcoming him to Tŷ Gobaith so we could thank him in person and he could see exactly where his fundraising will go.

“His efforts will fund respite stays to give parents that precious rest, physiotherapy and activity sessions to bring smiles and memories to the faces of children facing an uncertain future.

“Thank you, Dylan.”

I’ll be back

Over the year there were many highlights for Dylan, but his fondest memory was taking his son for his first ascent of Yr Wyddfa to mark his 100^th walk.

The Welsh Spider Man isn’t finished there, though…

He plans to return in 2027 and do it all over again for the children’s hospices.

In true movie hero style, Dylan signed off by saying: “I’ll be back!”