A cancer patient from Worcestershire is set to walk more than 245 miles to raise £100,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

The Cape Wrath Trail, which involves climbing over the hardest mountain ranges in Scotland, is known as Britain’s toughest walk.

Martyn Wells, who has stage 4 melanoma, plans to complete the trek from Fort William to Cape Wrath in just 10 days.

No one has ever completed the walk in such a short space of time before.

If the walk wasn’t challenging enough, the father-of-two intends to be completely self-reliant for much of the journey, which includes camping in the Scottish wilderness.

Martyn, 50, raised £46,000 for Macmillan last year by completing the Severn Way, an epic 211 miles following the River Severn from its source in Plynlimon in Powys to Bristol.

The team of friends and sponsors who took part in that challenge will join him again.

Martyn said: "I was overwhelmed by the support I received last year walking the Severn Way and we achieved a phenomenal final fundraising total. The Severn Way left me with itchy feet and so this year I’m honoured to be joined by a great expedition team as we battle to take on an extraordinary challenge.’

Sarah Diston, regional fundraising manager for Worcestershire, said, ‘Martyn left us all completely speechless after finishing Severn Way 2018 and raising such an incredible amount of money for Macmillan.

" To hear he is going to be taking on an even bigger challenge this year is astounding. His ceaseless determination and dedication to ensuring other people living with cancer get the same care and support that he has received from Macmillan from the moment he was diagnosed is truly inspiring."

To find out more about Martyn’s challenge, please visit capewrathtrail2019.com