AN ex-Marine will climb the equivalent of Mount Everest in order to raise awareness of a rare disorder which affects a friend's son.

Former Royal Marine Dave Finn will climb Bredon Hill every day this month to raise money for local good cause "Funny Blood", which is close to his heart.

Mr Finn, now a lecturer in a motor vehicle course at South Worcestershire College, has already raised more than £500 for Funny Blood which helps boost awareness about rare blood conditions.

Funny Blood was founded in 2009 by one of Mr Finn's close friends, Ruby Edwards, when her eight-year-old son Noah of Pershore was diagnosed with a number of complex Platelet Function Disorders (PFDs) as well as thrombocytopenia.

Funny Blood also supports families living with the condition and fundraises for the ongoing care of sufferers at the Haemophilia Unit in Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Since it was set up, Mrs Edwards has dedicated her time to raising awareness of PFDs in order to help Noah and others living with the condition.

Mr Finn's level 3 motor vehicle students were in reception at Evesham Campus on Monday, May 16, getting sponsorship for his mammoth fundraising event.

Mr Finn said: "To raise money for a charity dear to my heart, Funny Blood, I am planning to run up Bredon Hill every day for the whole month of July.

"I will run from various start points to the summit tower and back. Most routes are between four to six miles and with an assent of approximately 300 metres per day.

"This will give me a total assent of approximately 9,300m and a distance of approximately 150miles.

"Mount Everest is 8,848m which gives you an idea of the challenge I face."

Each run will depart at approximately 6pm from the locations listed below and the run, route and time will be logged on a Garmin Fore Runner GPS Tracker.

Start Points include Elmley Castle, Eckington, Little Comberton, Bredons Norton, Westmancote, Kemerton, Conderton and Ashton Underhill.

To help Dave Finn contact him at dfinn@sworcs.ac.uk or call him on 01386712684. For more information about the charity visit www.funnyblood.co.uk/