Westheads face a mountain slog with some spectacular views

* The lads with the fellow cyclists they've teamed up with for the latest leg of their epic journey.

The three Llangollen area lads cycling to Thailand for charity reached country number 15 along the long trail the other day.

Dyfan Hughes, 18, from Llangollen, Louis Dennis, 19, from Garth, and James Thomas,19, from Wrexham - known as the Westheads - are now heading deeper into Asia through Tajikistan, the third most mountainous country in the world and, according to the group in their daily video log, the friendliest they been in so far.

On this latest leg of the mammoth trip they've teamed up with another group of cyclists heading in the same general direction, which they've hailed as a success.

After crossing the border from Uzbekistan, which as usual held them up a little as they completed the necessary formalities, they found themselves confronted by a massive mountain range as they made their way towards the capital of Dushenbe.

Although facing a climb of around 2,800 metres, they reckoned they were enjoying the best viewpoints of the trip to date.

The trio are making their 1,000 journey in aid of the British Heart Foundation in memory of Tony Edge, the father of a friend who died following a heart attack in 2024.

So far they've raised more than £27,000 of their £50,000 charity target since leaving Llangollen eight months ago.

* llanblogger is recording their adventures along the way. To follow the journey on their social media and make a donation if you wish, go to: https://linktr.ee/westheads