Two women from Lewisham have climbed Mount Snowdon in belly dance costumes to raise cash for victims of domestic abuse and slavery.

Sophia Furber and Saffron Tisserand braved intense weather conditions during the chilly scramble last Saturday (September 23).

Mount Snowdon is the second highest mountain in the UK at 1,085 meters. The weather got so bad that the pair had to stop at around 900 meters.

Luckily, they were wearing thermals and waterproofs.

The pair did a dance in their outfits, anoraks and walking boots.

Ms Furber said: “Belly dancing is such an important part of our lives. It brought us a lot of joy knowing we were doing something in solidarity with women who have been through some really awful times.”

The climb was in aid of UK charity Company of Dreams, which provides free dance classes for women who have escaped slavery.

So far £943 has been raised on the pair’s Go Fund Me page at gofundme.com/dance-up-mount-snowdon.

On September 17, a student had to be treated for hypothermia after climbing Snowdon in nothing but a pair of superman pants.

Both women were cautious not to put themselves or mountain rescue services in danger by wearing the wrong clothes.

Ms Furber said: “There was so much fog and the wind was so high that we had to do the performance on the way back down.

“I have never seen fog like it in my life. It was pretty chilly and we couldn’t even see the path.

“By that point I was a bit scared. I was bit worried about getting lost and going over a ledge!

“I definitely want to do something like this again. Maybe I’ll do Ben Nevis or Scaffold Pyke. Something like Everest might be a bit of a stretch.”

The National Crime Agency revealed in August that the scale of modern-day slavery in the U.K. is far greater than previously thought, and is taking place “in every city and town” across the country.