Salisbury teenagers begin walk from city centre to Ukraine
Kyle, James and Adam are hoping to raise vital cash to support aid efforts in the war-torn country
A trio of teenagers from Salisbury begin a 1,700 mile walk from South Wiltshire to Ukraine this morning (29/6).
Kyle Spring, Adam Mitchell and James McCarthy-Hill are making the journey in a bid to raise thousands of pounds to support aid efforts in the war-torn country.
Last year, Kyle cycled the route through Europe, raising vital cash for care and supplies in Ukraine.
James told Greatest Hits Radio that inspired him to get involved this year: ""The videos that Kyle posted really resonated with me and I thought that's something I want to be involved with."
Adam said he wants to use his position of safety and privilege do give back to others in a difficult situation: "I think the fact that we have the option to even go and do something to help them, it's really quite a nice thing to do."
Kyle told us he'd asked around several people to join him on the walk, telling us: "Everyone just went 'are you mad?'".
He eventually spoke to James at a birthday gathering, who considered it overnight before agreeing to the trek.
James was also key in getting Adam involved, who jumped at the opportunity almost immediately.
The trio plan to walk as far as 60 miles a day, with the aim of completing their trek to the Ukraine border in around 60 days.
As part of their preparation, the group has scaled Mount Snowdon and walked along the rugged South Coast terrain.
They set off from Salisbury Market Place at 9am.