A father dying of brain cancer will climb Snowdon to defy the odds and help prevent future generations suffering from the disease.

Andy Hampton, 54, was diagnosed with a deadly glioblastoma (GBM) brain tumour 14 months ago.

Despite the immense challenges, the father-of-four from Dorset will scale Yr Wyddfa, a 1,085 metre (3,560 feet) peak in Wales, on Saturday, 6 July.

Andy is raising money and awareness for Brain Tumour Research. His four-year-old daughter Isabelle will be right by his side on the climb.

Andy, from Sturminster Newton, said: “The fact remains that this disease affects children more than adults.

"I know it’s too late for me, but I can’t leave a world where children are made to suffer like this. Something needs to be done.

"This will be my first time tackling the mountain since my diagnosis.

"It will be harder than ever before, but I’m ready to push myself to the limit to fight this disease.

"I’ve always dreamed of having a full English breakfast at the summit with the sun going up, so I just have to go back.”

Andy, an experienced hiker and marathon runner, will be battling more than just the incline on the challenge.

As a result of the high-grade tumour being positioned on Andy’s optical nerve, his eyesight is now severely impaired, and invasive radiotherapy has damaged his hearing.

Gemma, Andy’s wife, who says 'life has returned to his eyes' following initial debulking surgery and months of treatment, added: “It’s been over a year since Andy was diagnosed, and we’re one of the lucky ones.

"He was initially given a prognosis of 12 to 18 months, but Andy is a fighter, and he is feeling more like his old self after coming off chemotherapy.

"The thing with Andy is he probably doesn’t have the energy for this challenge, but he always finds a way.”

The summit climb will be the third time the family has supported Brain Tumour Research since Andy was diagnosed - after they were left stunned by the “barbaric” treatment brain cancer patients are forced to endure.

Gemma said: “We didn’t know anything about brain tumours before the diagnosis. Until it affects you, you just don’t realise how underfunded research is, and how brutal the treatments are.

"I remember watching Andy as he was strapped to his hospital bed and had his brain zapped with radiotherapy. It’s shocking.

“When we first took Andy to hospital, there was not a single leaflet to be found on brain tumours.

"We are so conditioned to look out for breast cancer, lung cancer, and so on, but are never made aware of the signs of brain cancer.

“We had a brain tumour staring us in the face the whole time and we didn’t pick up on it.”

Louise Aubrey, community development manager at Brain Tumour Research, called Andy an inspiration.

She said: “Andy’s determination and spirit in the face of this devastating disease is an inspiration to us all.

"Research we are funding across our Centres of Excellence will help lead towards improving treatments and finding a cure for GBM.”

Brain Tumour Research funds sustainable research at dedicated centres in the UK.

It also campaigns for the Government and larger cancer charities to invest more in research into brain tumours in order to speed up new treatments for patients and, ultimately, to find a cure.

The charity is the driving force behind the call for a national annual spend of £35 million in order to improve survival rates and patient outcomes in line with other cancers such as breast cancer and leukaemia.

You can support Andy’s fundraiser by making a donation at: www.justgiving.com/page/gemma-hampton-1715798453002