A?72-YEAR-OLD Petersfield man finished his 17th Trailwalker event to help his team raise £6,000 for Oxfam and The Gurkha Welfare Trust.

Ian?Croucher lives off Pulens Lane and said this year’s 100km walk from Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Brighton was one of the toughest to date.

He said: “It’s like two non-stop marathons with 12,500ft of up and down climbs, that you have to complete in teams of four. It was gruelling.”