British amputee man crawls up Mount Snowdon to raise charity

Mustafa Al Zoubi, Gulf Today

Paul Ellis, 56, a British amputee who lost both legs, has completed a 13-hour crawl up Mount Snowdon on hands and knees in a bid to raise money and awareness for amputee children for charity Amp Camp.

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Paul said he had been left with blisters on his stumps and on his hands, while he had sore wrists. He raised more than £18,000 so far.

 Paul Ellis raised more than £18,000 for charity Amp Camp.

While he conquered the first three miles in about three hours, he said the last two miles took him more like nine hours.

“I've got a few blisters on my stumps, blisters on my hands, you're putting your wrist down all the time so my wrists got quite sore,” he said. "But with all the support of the people on the mountain saying 'come on you can do it', that spurs you on.”

After completing the admirable challenge, he camped out at the peak overnight before starting the walk down the next day. His fundraising will help pay for six amputee children and their families to go for a paid holiday to Tenerife and treat other children.

Paul had an accident in 1992 and was left in pain and with limited mobility so he chose to have a double amputation in 2008 and be fitted with prosthetic legs. “I went from not being able to walk at all and only being able to stand for about five minutes to going to climb mountains and stuff. It's not the end of your life if you lose a limb,” he said.