Snowdon at Night Challenge for Mersey Cares

Publish date: 4 June 2026

We have a really exciting challenge to tell you about – taking place in August. The Snowdon at Night Challenge offers the chance to do something amazing to support mental health and community services (perhaps even your own?) as well as ticking off a bucket list challenge you’ll never forget.

We’ve teamed up with mountain guides Global Adventures who will guide you every step of the way as you climb the highest mountain in England and Wales before sun rise – head torches lighting the way. It takes around 3.5 hours to reach the summit where you will be poised for a show of nature’s most stunning colours as the sun rises across Snowdonia.

On the way back down you’ll be treated to spectacular views across the Welsh mountain range, before arriving in Llanberis for a celebratory (and well deserved!) breakfast.

If you want to make a difference to people accessing our mental health and community support across Cheshire and Merseyside, whilst experiencing something incredible for yourself – this would be an incredible fundraiser to get involved with.

Great for teams or individuals

Why not sign up with your team and accomplish something wonderful together – or sign up individually like Mersey Care’s Dr Katarzyna S. Adamczyk (Kasia) last year?

A Specialist Counselling Psychologist in Gender, who works with the Trans Support Service, Kasia was inspired to fundraise for Mersey Cares to support and empower young people who are experiencing mental health challenges; to show them they are valued and supported by a caring community.

She said:

“I promised myself I’d begin to do some of the things that I have wanted to do but did not have the time or resources. I wanted to do something for myself, and push myself," she said.

"I love challenges, and the sense of contributing and making a difference, so when I saw the Snowdon Challenge I thought 'this is perfect', and so I signed up!

“We all want to feel like we’re making a difference. My hiking challenge is in honour of these young people, to remind them - and all of us - that they each have something valuable and beautiful to offer the world.”

Read Kasia’s story: Mersey Care Counselling Psychologist's Rise and Shine Challenge for Charity: Snowdon at Night :: Mersey Care Charity

Why your fundraising matters

When you fundraise for Mersey Cares you are raising funds to support a range of projects that fall outside of NHS funding but can make an incredible difference to the lives of people accessing our services. Every penny really does count.

Fundraise for your service

Fundraising with your team can also help you raise funds for a specific project you’d like to make happen within your services to support your service users and patients.

Halton CYPMHS ran the Santa Dash last year to raise funds specifically for an art project to support the young people they care for, while the Early Intervention have taken part in several fundraising challenges including the Liverpool Cathedral Abseil and our Mersey Cares skydive to support patients and raise awareness of the benefits of early intervention.

If you’d like to join this year’s challenge, read more and register here:Snowdon at Night 2026

Not quite what you’re looking for? Browse our other challenges here:

Mersey Cares Challenges 2026

7 June 2026 - Jubilee Bridge 10k and Half Marathon

7 June 2026 Port Sunlight 5k and 10k Road Race

5 July 2026 NHS big Tea and Mersey Care’s Birthday Celebrations (Events to take place between 29 June 2026 to 10 July 2026)

11July 2026 – Bungee Jump – Tatton Park

12 July 2026 – Bungee Jump – Tatton Park

18 July 2026 - Inflatable Obstacle Challenge 2.5k, 5k, 10k, 15k

1 August 2026 – Snowdon at Night – See the sun rise over Snowdonia

5 September 2026 – The Mersey Cares Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge

6 September 2026 - Liverpool Women's 10K and 5k 2026