Denis Ferry of Ferrys Garage in Letterkenny and Les O'Donnell, of Leslie O Donnell Car Repairs, Letterkenny, have completed an epic 1,000 mile drive in Alaska’s frozen north and raised some €25,000 for charity in the process.

They were joined on their adventure by award winning cameraman Paul Doherty, who took some spectacular images of the trip.

The men spent four days travelling the Dalton Highway, one of the world’s most dangerous roads, battling ice, snow, white-outs, temperatures of -50 Celsius and in places with 600 ft drops just a few inches from the roadside.

The money raised will be evenly split between Friends of Letterkenny Hospital’s COPD Unit, Cairde le Chéile and Donegal Hospice.

Denis and Les were greatly assisted on the project by sponsors including Ford, who paid for their jeep rental, and Top Oil who paid for their fuel. Many other local businesses also contributed and the team paid their own travel costs.