Captain Martin Hewitt climbs out of Khumjung on the way to summit Everest in Nepal
WOUNDED Paratrooper Captain Martin Hewitt is looking to reach the top of the world and he is taking four injured servicemen with him.
Cpt Hewitt, 31, formerly of Colchester Garrison-based 3 Para, is leading the team to the summit of Mount Everest.
They are raising money for charity Walking with the Wounded.
Cpt Hewitt’s right arm was paralysed after two gun shots fired into his shoulder in Afghanistan in 2007.
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