SeeAbility trustee Michael Smith, left, and chairman Jack Stacy practising running tethered together

A BLIND lawyer from Finsbury Park is attemp­ting to climb 24 mountain peaks in 24 hours – that’s 12 hours of hiking a day, over two days.

Michael Smith, who lost the majority of his sight when he was just 19 years old, will be attached to his sighted boss Jack Stacy as they climb 24 Lake District peaks, including Scafell Pike. They are hoping to raise £150,000 for the SeeAbility charity.

Mr Smith said: “I don’t have much usable vision and haven’t got any depth perception, so Jack will be planting his feet on the ground and then telling me where to plant mine. He will be my eyes. I will be reliant on him every step of the way.”

Together, the two men are supporting SeeAbility, a charity that advocates for a more inclusive society, where people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss have equal opportunities to achieve their ambitions.

Mr Stacy said: “We believe passionately that this isn’t just about scaling mountains. This is about challenging what we expect from life.”

He added: “We’re setting ourselves this challenge to reflect and highlight SeeAbility’s ambitious and life-changing work for the last 225 years.”

Lisa Hopkins, SeeAbility’s CEO, said the team were “in awe” of the challenge Mr Smith and Mr Stacy are about to undertake.

“The money they are raising will help our work enormously and we thank everyone who is so generously sponsoring them.”