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Scottish Dad speaks out over challenges faced as he climbs Everest as Spiderman

A Scottish dad known for fundraising dressed as superhero Spiderman has spoken out after he climbed Everest base camp.

Dave Roper and his father Kevin scaled the base camp for 11 days to raise thousands of pounds for Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity. But known as the 'Dulcoh Spiderman', Dave stuck to his tradition and did it dressed as the Marvel character.

The 39-year-old, from Dunfermline, climbed 17,600ft up the Himalayan mountain, battling altitude sickness along the way, to reach his goal on April 30.

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