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Stormtrooper who conquered Ben Nevis and Snowdon sets sites on Scafell Pike

"Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?"
"Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?"

A Star Wars fan who walked to the tops of Snowdon and Ben Nevis while dressed as a stormtrooper has now set his sights on England’s tallest mountain.

Ashley Broomhall trekked to the summit of 3,560ft (1,085m) Snowdon in Snowdonia before tackling Ben Nevis.

It took him seven hours to walk up and down the 4,406ft (1,344m) Scottish peak near Fort William.

On the way up he had a snowball fight with other walkers.

He now plans to walk 3,208ft (978m) Scafell Pike in the Lake District.

Mr Broomhall, from Whitchurch in Shropshire, has been doing the walks to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

A long walk but worth it
A long walk but worth it

He set himself the peaks challenge after his mother was diagnosed with cancer.

The 28-year-old has been a member of Star Wars costuming club the 501st UK Garrison for more than five years.

Members attend events across the UK dressed in “movie-accurate” costumes to raise funds for charity.

But Mr Broomhall had to make some modifications to his outfit to make it move more freely on the ascents and descents of Snowdon and Ben Nevis, which were done this summer.

For safety reasons, he wore walking boots because his costume footwear was not suitable for the terrain involved.

Dressed as an Imperial stormtrooper and carrying a 501st UK Garrison flag, Mr Broomhall said he drew more than his fair share of funny looks tackling Ben Nevis, Scotland highest Munro and Britain’s tallest mountain.

Claiming the mountain for the Empire
Claiming the mountain for the Empire

He said: “We had been confusing a lot of other climbers along the way as a stormtrooper was the last thing they had been expecting to see climbing Ben Nevis.

“We handed out cards and told them my tale and they offered nothing but the most vocal support.”

Mr Broomhall also received donations from other walkers.

On Ben Nevis he had to negotiate thigh-deep snow.

Mr Broomhall said: “The last snowfield held the summit and, with my heart swelling with pride, I let the flag fly and charged.

“I was greeted by a cheer from the climbers there and planted the flag on the summit itself claiming it for the Empire.”

He added: “I love Scotland and I love Munros and this was a challenge that I enjoyed doing.

“Scafell Pike is next. I’ve done the other two in armour, might as well do the third in it.”