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Description: While everyone else relaxed over Easter, adventurous Paul Ellis, 57, had other ideas. The dad-of-two from Widnes, Cheshire conquered Ben Nevis after donning knee pads to ascend Ben Nevis in support of a charity for amputee children. He had climbed the mountain wearing prosthetics last year but, this time, wanted to take on an even greater challenge - to show how tough amputees are. The gruelling challenge left him "very very sore", he said - but he was "made up" he managed to complete it and raised £5,000 in the process. Paul said: "It was a very hard challenge which left my knees and back very sore. But I made the decision to crawl because I wanted to get people's attention. "It was gruelling and at times it was quite emotional, but I just kept going. I was made up when I completed the challenge and to help raise funds to give amputee children the holiday of a lifetime." ** This content is being managed by SWNS. To licence for editorial or commercial use please contact licensing@swns.com 0117 9066550** Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see our viral, breaking news videos. #amputee #inspiring #mountainclimbers #mountain #scales #fundraising #climber #climbing #bennevis #uk