COMPANY boss Andrew Fairbairn plans to walk, row and cycle almost 1,200 miles from the Scilly Isles to the Shetland Islands in just 25 days.
The 51-year-old Rotary Club member hopes to raise thousands of pounds to send disabled African children to school.
He plans to start the marathon on June 1 by kayaking 27 miles from the Scilly Isles to Lands End.
The rest of the trip will be a mixture of walking, cycling and kayaking until he reaches his final destination, Muckle Flugga Lighthouse in the Shetlands.
Mr Fairbairn, managing director of Fairbairn Wild Chartered Surveyors, hopes to raise about £25,000 for School for All in Africa, which is run in partnership by charity Leonard Cheshire Disability and Rotary International.
He was inspired to do the trek after learning that 90 per cent of disabled children in Africa get no education, trapping them in a cycle of poverty.
To sponsor him, go to justgiving.com/andrewfairbairn
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