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When his wife passed away after a fight against breast cancer, Stuart Everson decided to help the organisation that had been such a comfort to him and his family in any way possible... so he put on his walking boots and set off around the world.

91热爆 Tees caught up with Stuart, and asked why he decided trekking was the answer?

"I have walked all my life. Starting on the first day I was a allowed to come home from school on my own. I was given strict instructions from my mother as to the route I was to take, I ignored her instructions and of course I got lost.

"I ended up being taken home by a Policeman.

"I've been getting lost ever since, as my walking companions will tell you."

So you must have a long history of UK based walks?

"I have walked many of the distance walks in our area, including the White Rose, Lyke Wake Walk and the Yorkshire three peaks.

"But this is my first trek abroad."

So what's the most amazing thing you've seen or been part of via your travels?

"I have many stories from my years of walking but none of them compare with the Everest trek. It was so new and different to the life I am use to.

"The Sherpa are such a lovely, helpful, tough and resourceful people.

"Buddhism and Hinduism are the predominant religions in the area, the Sherpa are mainly Buddhist and believe in re-incarnation so death is not the end of life, but a passage to the next level of life.

"The trekking trails are littered with the symbols of the Buddhist religion, mani stones, stupas and prayer wheels, you don't pass a prayer wheel without giving it a turn for good luck!

"When we holiday we normally don't see the life the people of the area lead, we are cocooned in our hotel or resort but here we lived cheek by jowl with the people of the Klumbu region of Nepal."

Do you think you'll ever call it a day and hang your boots up?

"I have no intention of ever hanging my boots up, I suppose that one day the body will give up but until then I intend to be buried with my boots on."

See photos of Stuart's trek by clicking the link at the top right of this page.