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Gloucestershire father's Himalayan feat

A self-confessed unfit man from Gloucestershire has managed to scale the height of Everest to raise money to help his daughter walk.

James Bottger climbed Robinswood Hill in Gloucester 75 times in a row. He started on Saturday and finished just before 10pm, 22 December.

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Dad scales Everest in Gloucestershire

James Bottger on one of his 75 ascents of Robinswood Hill Credit: ITV News

A self-confessed unfit man from Gloucestershire has managed to scale the height of Everest to raise money to help his daughter to walk.

James Bottger has climbed Robinswood Hill in Gloucester 75 times in a row. He started on Saturday and finished just before 10pm tonight, 22 December.

He has climbed the equivalent of almost 9,000m - and on his final ascent was accompanied by 60 people to celebrate his achievement.

He wanted to raise £20,000 to pay for three-year-old Charlotte to have an operation - he has smashed that target - the current total is around £25,000.

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