A dauntless double amputee from Widnes is aiming to become the first person to have crawled to the top of each of the tallest mountains in England, Wales and Scotland this month when he climbs Scafell Pike in the Lake District..
The feat will be the latest gruelling challenge faced by Paul Ellis, who underwent major surgery to remove his legs below the knee in 2008 following years of struggling with the aftermath of a devastating fall in 1992. Previously he has crawled to the summits of Ben Nevis in Scotland and Snowdon in North Wales.
To date his efforts have raised a staggering £37,000 for the Amp Camp Kids fund, which sends children affected by limb loss on holidays of a lifetime to Tenerife. Father-of-two Paul, also now a grandfather, said the Scafell Pike climb on August 27 will make him the first person to have crawled to the top of the tallest peak for each of England, Wales and Scotland.
