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| Terminal cancer patient Ian Toothill conquers Everest | Terminal cancer patient Ian Toothill conquers Everest |
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| A terminal cancer patient who has been told he has just months to live has conquered Mount Everest. | A terminal cancer patient who has been told he has just months to live has conquered Mount Everest. |
| Ian Toothill said he believes he is the first cancer patient to scale the world's highest mountain. | Ian Toothill said he believes he is the first cancer patient to scale the world's highest mountain. |
| The Sheffield Wednesday fan planted a flag of rivals Sheffield United at the summit for charity. | The Sheffield Wednesday fan planted a flag of rivals Sheffield United at the summit for charity. |
| The 47-year-old personal trainer, who reached the summit on Monday, has raised almost £31,500 ($40,600) for Macmillan. | |
| He tweeted: "Nothing to see here, just some cancer dude [Sheffield Wednesday] fan on the summit of Everest with a @SUFC_tweets flag." | He tweeted: "Nothing to see here, just some cancer dude [Sheffield Wednesday] fan on the summit of Everest with a @SUFC_tweets flag." |
| Live updates and this and other stories from Yorkshire | Live updates and this and other stories from Yorkshire |
| Mr Toothill, originally from Sheffield, lives in Willesden Green in London and has climbed in the Himalayas. | Mr Toothill, originally from Sheffield, lives in Willesden Green in London and has climbed in the Himalayas. |
| He was diagnosed with bowel cancer in June 2015 and told in early 2016 that he had beaten the disease, but later found out it had returned. | He was diagnosed with bowel cancer in June 2015 and told in early 2016 that he had beaten the disease, but later found out it had returned. |
| He said he has been told he has "just several months left to live". | He said he has been told he has "just several months left to live". |
| Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield in February, he said: "I'm determined to prove anything is possible." | Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield in February, he said: "I'm determined to prove anything is possible." |
| 'Amazing achievement' | 'Amazing achievement' |
| He reached the top of the North Col route on 16 May and the summit of Everest on 5 June. | He reached the top of the North Col route on 16 May and the summit of Everest on 5 June. |
| Miss NJP tweeted: "What an amazing achievement and a wonderful moment for @IanToothill. Feeling emotional. So glad you made it to the top #climbingforcancer". | Miss NJP tweeted: "What an amazing achievement and a wonderful moment for @IanToothill. Feeling emotional. So glad you made it to the top #climbingforcancer". |
| The Sheffield Wednesday fan planted the rival Sheffield United flag at the summit after a friend donated £1,000. | The Sheffield Wednesday fan planted the rival Sheffield United flag at the summit after a friend donated £1,000. |
| Mr Toothill was accompanied part-way of the climb by Leslie Binns, from Rotherham, who abandoned his climb to the summit after saving the life of a fellow climber last June. | Mr Toothill was accompanied part-way of the climb by Leslie Binns, from Rotherham, who abandoned his climb to the summit after saving the life of a fellow climber last June. |
| His fundraising bid raised almost £31,500, beating the target of £29,100. | His fundraising bid raised almost £31,500, beating the target of £29,100. |