An 82-year-old man who decided to climb Scotland’s 282 Munros could claim a world record as the oldest person to complete the daunting challenge.
Nick Gardener decided to try and scale each of the peaks - which are all over 3,000ft - after his wife went into full-time care, and is now just days from reaching the final summit.
Nick, from Gairloch in the Highlands, said he was “knocked for six” when his wife of 50 years, Janet, had to be moved into a care home after developing Alzheimer’s disease and osteoporosis, becoming particularly upset when she stopped recognising him.
