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Chris Marzella

Scots solicitor hikes up Ben Nevis carrying half his own body weight in charity bid in memory of tragic pal

A Bannockburn man has completed a monster challenge hiking up Scotland’s highest mountain – carrying 35 kilograms of weight – to raise money in memory of a tragic pal who died from a sudden heart attack the day after his 30th birthday.

Paul Jamieson took on the gruelling challenge of scaling Ben Nevis, Lochaber, at the weekend in a bid to raise the funds for Heart Research UK.

He wanted to raise funds for the charity after being devastated by the death of a close friend last year.

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