A recent Chronicle, featured the story of six year old Dylan Carlyon and his plan to climb Pen-y-Fan, the Sugar Loaf and the Skirrid in one day to raise money for the Noah's Ark Appeal campaign Splish, Splash, Splosh, which hopes to raise £500,000 to build a dedicated hydrotherapy pool for children.

To the delight of everyone, Dylan completed his marathon trek last month scaling all three ascents in nine hours.

The day started with the lark, when Dylan was woken at 6am and presented with his own 'Team Dylan' T-shirt.

After a quick breakfast, Dylan and his supporting group of friends and family donned their team shirts and made their way to the foot of the first peak, Pen-y-Fan.

They were met at the foot of the mountain by the director of the Noah's Ark Appeal, whose Splish, Splash, Splosh campaign Dylan has raised thousands for.

The director took photos of Team Dylan and offered words of encouragement and support before the group set off. A stall was set up at the base of the hill, manned by Dylan's grandparents, selling teddy bears and pins to raise money for the campaign.

The mountain loomed tall as the team, including Dylan's little brother Hari, set off up the trail at 8:50 that morning. The determined Dylan, followed by Hari and entourage bounded to the summit in a swift hour and 45 minutes, and after a brief rest and a look at the spectacular views they started their descent.

On the way down, the team was offered support by fellow walkers they passed and Dylan received many donations on the way as he impressed ramblers of many different nationalities with his story, some even recognised the now famous six year-old from 'Wales Tonight'.

Reaching the bottom, the team took time to refuel and, after packing up the fundraising stall, set off in convoy for the next leg of their challenge, the Sugar Loaf.

After applying blister plasters to his feet and giving a motivational team speech, Dylan left the team and stall behind at the foot of the mountain and led his parents towards the summit.

Setting off at 1:50 that afternoon, they began their steady climb to the top. The gradual initial ascent of the hill allowed their leg muscles to warm up before the steeper sections that they encountered later on, but Dylan strolled to the peak with relative ease. Fuelled with enthusiasm and Skittles, Dylan claimed the summit in just an hour, receiving more support from walkers met on the way.

After a rest at the top, and a power nap for Dylan, they began their speedy descent to the car-park.

When they met the team waiting for them there, they were ecstatic to find that the stall had raised over £40 pounds in support for Dylan's cause. With two peaks under their belts and more donations in their buckets, Team Dylan packed up and headed for the Skirrid.

On their way there, the heavens opened and it began to rain, but the spirits of the team were not dampened in fact the challenge of the rain made everyone more determined than ever to achieve their goal.

At 4:45 pm Dylan and his Bampi led the team through the steep wooded section of the Skirrid's trail.

Rest stops became longer and more frequent as the team began to feel the weight of the challenge in their weary legs, but the rain soon stopped and they pressed on.

With delight and pride the team watched Dylan run the final paces to touch the top and by 5:50 pm everyone had made it to the top of the final peak.

With blisters and tired legs, Dylan Carlyon, supported by family and friends, had climbed almost 6,300 feet in just nine hours and in doing so had raised over £2,700, for children like his little brother Hari. The whole of Team Dylan were proud of the challenge they had completed but the achievement for Dylan outshines them all.

The chance to contribute towards Dylan's cause is still possible as the fundraising web site 'http://www.justgiving.com/david-carlyon">www.justgiving.com/david-carlyon' is still open for contributions. Dylan has so far raised over five times the amount that he had hoped for the Noah's Ark Appeal and with a little more help, that figure could keep rising.