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A Rochdale spinal injury victim is preparing to tackle Mount Snowdon in Wales, to raise money for the Back-Up Trust.

Andy Walker was paralysed from the neck down in a freak accident, but is ready to tackle the 3,560-foot peak with a team of friends.

Some £5,427 has been raised so far, which is just over halfway towards the £9,000 target.

Mr Walker, who was left paralysed after suffering a spinal cord injury in a freak accident while diving in India in 2006, said that all the money raised is a inspiration to the team taking part.

"The gruelling challenge, motivation, team spirit required and intensity of pushing my 6ft 4, 14 stone dead weight body up Snowdon should not be underestimated," he added.

Last summer, Mr Walker and 18 friends scaled Britain's third highest mountain, Helvellyn in the Lake District, in wet and rainy conditions.

To raise more support for his campaign, Mr Walker has appeared on ITV's This Morning.

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