'After so long sitting in a truck, I love to walk'

A retired lorry driver plans to climb to Everest base camp before walking the length of Britain to raise funds for a children's hospice.

Tony Haslam, 74, from Findern in Derbyshire, said he aims to climb 5,000 metres (16,400 ft) in Nepal before walking from John O’Groats to Land’s End.

Mr Haslam said: "I walk most days - probably because I had so long sitting in a truck."

Video journalist: Heidi Booth

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