Wales news: Hiker scales British peak 742 times in a year in tribute to late wife

Wales news: Hiker scales British peak 742 times in a year in tribute to late wife

A hiker from Merthyr Tydfil has accomplished an extraordinary feat by scaling south Wales' highest peak 742 times over the course of a single year.Chris Daniel, who goes by "Pen y Fan Dan" on social media, completed his final ascent this week, bringing his record-shattering challenge to a close.The hiker averaged two trips daily up the 886-metre peak, undertaking the gruelling endeavour as a tribute to his late wife Rita, who died iin 2016.Befor…