Charity climbers take the biscuit! Tunnock's Caramel Wafers help fuel charity expedition to Everest summit
Scotland's favourite biscuit treats helped fuel a charity expedition to the top of the world - and proved a hit with their guides while doing so.
Tunnock’s sponsored child abuse survivors group Team Uprising in their mission to conquer Mount Everest.
The group, made up of survivors of childhood abuse by school teachers, as well as their friends and Sherpas, took on the 29,031ft mountain to raise funds for child protection charity NSPCC.
One of the climbers with a Tunnock's Caramel Wafer on the grueling Everest climb
And the expedition has so far banked tens-of-thousands of pounds to help the organsiation improve the futures of other children.
Giles Moffatt, expedition leader and survivor of physical abuse as a young boy at Edinburgh Academy, revealed the Caramel Wafers and Logs, previously unknown in Nepal, had proved a hit with the team and their Sherpas.
The 51-year-old said: ‘Tunnock’s very kindly helped out with our expedition costs and provided us with their famous bars for what is a long and arduous trip.
‘I would estimate the majority of our supply was commandeered by our team of Sherpas, who had never tried them before.
‘Samir, our entrepreneurial camera man, has even asked if he could be the official importer for Nepal.’
The Tunnock's factory in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, produced millions of the tears every year
Team member Andy Leslie, 37, who made it to the summit, said: ‘The opportunity to take a slightly frozen Caramel Wafer to the top of Everest was too good to miss, especially for a good cause like this.’
The survivors group was set up to create a support network for those who had experienced cruel and abusive behaviour at school.
Kevin Hayes, Tunnock’s overseas sales manager, said: ‘To have a picture of a Caramel Wafer being held aloft proudly at the summit of Everest is a thing of beauty, especially when you know the story behind it all.’
