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Done it! Jamie’s Everest trek to thank surgeons

Motorbike racer Jamie Cartwright – who broke seven vertebrae in a crash at the Isle of Man TT races – raised almost £2,000 for the hospital that “transformed” his life by trekking up Mount Everest.

The 25-year-old, who was treated at Leeds General Infirmary’s trauma ward after the smash in 2013, completed the 18-day trek last month.

Mr Cartwright, of Lisheen Avenue, Castleford, said: “It was absolutely brilliant. I can’t put it into words how good an experience it was.

“I didn’t even think I’d be able to get up out of the hospital bed let alone trek up Mount Everest.

“It was also a very strange experience. It was challenging but in ways I didn’t expect.

“The only was I can describe trekking at altitude is it’s like trying to drive a car with no fuel.”

Mr Cartwright, who is no longer racing, also broke his tibia and his wrist in the crash and had an operation to construct ligaments and tendons in his knee.

He was in surgery for 10-and-a-half hours while surgeons operated on his back.

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