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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Neil Pooran

Mountain rescuer will carry 100kg weight up Ben Nevis for MND charity

A mountain rescuer plans to carry a 100kg barbell on his shoulders up Ben Nevis as he raises money for motor neurone disease research.

David Dooher says the weight represents “the burden carried by those who live with MND, and their families”.

He will attempt to break a Guinness World Record as he scales the UK’s highest peak on June 7 this year – his birthday.

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