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| Man climbs Scafell Pike with rowing machine for charity | Man climbs Scafell Pike with rowing machine for charity |
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| A man climbed England's highest mountain carrying a rowing machine and then rowed 10k (6.2 miles) on it at the summit for charity. | A man climbed England's highest mountain carrying a rowing machine and then rowed 10k (6.2 miles) on it at the summit for charity. |
| Bradley Thornton, of Lincoln, scaled the Lake District's 3209ft-high (978m) Scafell Pike on Saturday for mental health charity Mind, after a friend took his own life. | |
| Mr Thornton, 23, has raised more than £10,000 in memory of James Walker | Mr Thornton, 23, has raised more than £10,000 in memory of James Walker |
| He said: "I felt like I had Jim with me all the way." | He said: "I felt like I had Jim with me all the way." |
| Mr Thornton climbed alongside about 40 other people. | Mr Thornton climbed alongside about 40 other people. |
| It took about two and a half hours to climb to the summit, he said. | It took about two and a half hours to climb to the summit, he said. |
| "I am showing people that you can push through the hard times. | "I am showing people that you can push through the hard times. |
| "You never know what is going on in someone's head but it is OK to talk," he added. | "You never know what is going on in someone's head but it is OK to talk," he added. |
| Scafell Pike is also a war memorial, given to the National Trust in memory of those who died in World War One. | Scafell Pike is also a war memorial, given to the National Trust in memory of those who died in World War One. |
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