Britain’s top female knight has scaled a 3,000ft mountain dressed in her full replica 15th Century armour.
Champion jouster Emma Pearn walked up Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons, south Wales, in the ornate metal plates weighing 32kg.
It is nearly two thirds of her own bodyweight.
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The council worker, who has been jousting for three years, did the climb in support of The Royal Armouries.
Wearing her helmet, she was unable to see the ground immediately in front of her and had to look ahead and memorise the ground to avoid streams, gullies, and rocky outcrops.
Amazingly, she managed to scale South Wales’ highest peak in an hour and 17 minutes, as reported by What’s The Jam.
“I’m so pleased to have got to the top and that all the equipment held up as well as it did,” she said.
“The support going up was immense, a big thanks to everyone for their words of encouragement along the route.
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“It’s great to have raised funds and awareness around the Royal Armouries Museum and raised the profile of women in jousting.”
Emma, who is also one of the world’s top jousters, joked that despite not being able to see where she was going the armour actually allows for a great deal of movement and flexibility.
Emma, from Gloucester, said The Royal Armouries had been instrumental in bringing the “exhilarating” sport of jousting back to life.
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Within her short career, which started in 2021, she has travelled across Europe, competing at and winning the Queen’s Jousting Tournament, the Arundel International Tournament and most recently the Royal Armouries Bank Holiday Tournament.
She said: “I have been riding since the age of seven and soon after started competing in modern sports fencing.
“I practice Historical European Martial Arts and also hold a black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do.
“The skills and conditioning from each of these disciplines have all been crucial in learning to joust.
“As well as raising the profile and awareness of jousting as a sport the climb is also designed to celebrate women within it.
“Just like any other equestrian sport men and women compete as equals against each other.”
