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A grandad from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, has taken on a gruelling journey travelling to the Acrtic in brazing conditions to raise awareness and funds for Diabetes UK.
The journey is inspired by his daughter Haley, 22, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was six years-old. Her dad Brian decided to pair his love of travel and adventure with grit and determination to raise as much money as possible to fund research into the autoimmune disease. “The first two nights were spent at the husky lodge where the dogs are all kept which has all mod cons, then we swapped to a yurt on the second night.
“Believe it or not I didn’t feel it under the bear skin pelts over the tents but my boots were frozen at the ankles every morning.” Brian’s fundraising journey began in 2010 when he signed up to conquer Ben Nevis for Kidney Research UK after speaking to a campaigner in Hamilton town centre.
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