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 Paul returned from Kathmandu recently after completing a three week trek involving a climb of 5,600m (18,370ft) to Everest base camp, passing through some of the most breathtaking landscapes on earth. Paul is accustomed to beautiful settings being based in the Peak District, but The Himalayan views even surpassed Paul’s favourite local view from Higger Tor.

The luxury venues he manages on a daily basis couldn’t be further removed from the conditions and places he visited on his exhausting expedition, all of which was captured on the keen amateur photographer’s camera. Paul funded the charitable trip himself and was backed by the family firm Fretwell-Downing, who sponsored some of the kit required for the expedition. His efforts have so far raised hundreds of pounds for the Sheffield based Cavendish Cancer charity with his www.justgiving.com/pauldowningbasecamp page still online and in need of some further support, now he has successfully completed the task in hand.