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One of the three Westheads cycling to Thailand for charity ended up in hospital on the latest leg of their mammoth journey.
Mates Dyfan Hughes, 18, from Llangollen, Louis Dennis, 19, from Garth, and James Thomas,19, from Wrexham are making their 1,000 journey in aid of the British Heart Foundation in memory of Tony Edge, the father of their friend Harrison who died following a heart attack in 2024.
As they were heading into China Louis had a brush with a car which left his bike in ruins. He got back on the road thanks to contributions from supporters back home which enabled him to buy a replacement machine.
After treatment to a fractured wrist and some recuperation he was able to rejoin his two friends in the saddle.
But a fresh problem arose as the trio were heading out of the 30 degree heat of the desert into the much cooler - at times downright cold - weather of the mountains.
After tackling a five-kilometre tunnel - all uphill - the lads were finding it hard to breath. They eventually got a lift in a police vehicle and found themselves a bed for the night.
But at 2.30 next morning Louis felt a sudden pain in his chest, which necessitated a trip to the local hospital accompanied by Dyfan.
In their daily video log, in which he can be seen fitted with tubing on his face, he says: "I had really low oxygen because of going up and down all day in the freezing cold. The doctor advised me to drop down to the next town and my lungs will feel better then."
One thing that's going right for them is that donations continue to flow in online for the British Heart Foundation for which they have so far raised over £50,000. And at one point in their latest update they thank one of the donors, local firm Ifor Williams Trailers, for their contribution.
* 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
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