He’s 13,000 feet high towards his fundraising goal

Adventurer Stevie Kidd is already 13,000 feet high on his way to conquering the Everest Marathon.

Proud Buddie Stevie, 47, began his painstaking trek last week as he participates in the hardest competitive race event on the planet.

The Glenburn dad took this snap near to Gorak Shep in Nepal as he battles through the acclimatisation process, crucial for athletes working at high altitudes.

He sent the photo to the Express with the message: “We keep going up and up.”

And his amazing Himalayan journey has already taken him past 11,300 feet Namche Bazaar, also Nepal, with the real assault on Everest Base Camp starting now.

Stevie told how he expects to reach the highest point of his epic adventure around November 25 – next Saturday – with the event finishing around December 5.

The business performance coach, who successfully completed the Great Wall and Kilimanjaro marathons, as well as a running a string of other races, has set Buddies are being asked about new laws recognising the rights of transgender people.

Plans have been unveiled to make it simpler and less intrusive for folk to be legally recognised in their acquired gender.

Holyrood has launched a himself his toughest challenge yet.

Runners doing the Everest Marathon face incredible adversity in the toughest terrain on the planet.

Oxygen is so scarce athletes struggle to breathe and temperatures dip to -20°C.

Stevie is tackling the ultimate challenge to raise vital cash for military heroes’ charity Combat Stress, which helps former servicemen and women deal with trauma, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The proud husband to Lesley, 50, and doting dad to son Ryan, 19, previously completed four gruelling runs at in consultation on proposals that would bring Scotland into line with international best practice.

These include replacing requirements to provide medical evidence, reducing the age at which recognition can be obtained to 16 and scrapping the USA when he did a 5k, 10k, halfmarathon and the full Disney Marathon in Florida.

But after he has conquered the Everest Marathon, he is gearing up for the burning desert trek across the Sahara Desert, the Marathon Des Sables.

He recently told how he is on a five-year mission to tackle the world’s toughest race events before he turns 50, adding: “Some people think I am crazy, but I need to set myself the toughest of challenges.

“It will be brilliant to stand at the end of the Everest Marathon waving my flag.”

 To donate, visit http://bit.ly/2h9IL1K having to live in an acquired gender for two years when seeking legal gender recognition.

Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equality Angela Constance said:“Scotland rightly has a reputation as one of the most progressive countries in relation to LGBTI legal and human rights equality in Europe — but we need to do more to progress equality for trans people.”

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