Ian Adamson*Fraser Aitchison The heroic father is half way through completing his extraordinary challenge

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The devoted dad, Davy Ballantyne, is lifting an anvil to the top of Goat Fell, the highest point of the Scottish island in a bid to raise cash for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The back-breaking challenge is being completed while the muscle man wears a traditional Scottish kilt. Mr Ballantyne said: "I was toying with the idea of mountains because I'm always floating about the hills, and then I saw this old anvil in the garage at work.

Fraser Aitchison The anvil weighs the same a hefty 19 stone

Living with diabetes is a struggle. The struggle is what the challenge represents Big Davy

"I thought, if I can lift it off the ground then I can get it up the mountain." The 54-year-old, known as ‘Big Davy’, started his Herculean challenge on May 2 and he is currently on day 17. Speaking to Express.co.uk, islander Helen Macfarlane, said: “I think it is wonderful, it is absolutely fantastic. There are boxes for donations all around the island and everyone is donating, even tourists visiting.”

Ian Adamson The father has raised over £7k for diabetes so far

Each day during the feat, he leaves the anvil on the mountain side and climbs back up the following day. The gruelling climb to reach the anvil alone now takes one hour and a half and when the weather is bad the challenge has to be postponed. On Mr Ballantyne's JustGiving page, he wrote: “Living with diabetes is a struggle. The struggle is what the challenge represents.” His day 17 update was: “It takes about 1hr 30m to walk up to the anvil. Ribs are feeling a bit better. "Can take a breath easier. Done 160m. Very steep. Hard going. But it was a great day.”

Fraser Aitchison The devoted dad is doing all this to raise funds for charity