Air ambulance pilot Capt Dan Martin will be swapping his flight suit and helicopter for walking boots and a tent as he climbs Kilimanjaro this July to support a cause close to his heart. He has flown for the UK's Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) for three years and will scale Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the service.

TV presenter Linda Barker and her husband Chris will join Capt Martin, alongside air ambulance patients, staff and crew, as they scale the African mountain. The 25 trekkers, who aim to climb all 19,341ft of Mount Kilimanjaro, will also raise funds for the WNAA sister service Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance.

Captain Martin began his flying career with a scholarship from the Royal Air Force and went on to fly RAF Chinook Helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has mountain climbing experience and has taken part in two mountain marathons.