A PENSIONER will be trekking to the world’s highest hotel next week to raise money for a global children’s charity.

Mike Williams, 75, from Brighton has set his sights on visiting The Hotel Everest View which stands at an altitude of 13,000 feet and sits above Namche in Nepal, the village closest to Everest base camp.

He will trek for around four days from Lukla before reaching the hotel where he hopes to have some lunch before starting his descent.

He said: “This is the third time I will be trekking in Nepal.

“Six years ago I trekked to Everest base camp but this time I decided to do something a little bit different and visit the world’s highest hotel.

“I’m enthusiastic and excited.

“This is something completely new to me.

“I’ve gone on lots of long walks to prepare for the journey. The only thing I can’t prepare for is the altitude.”

While in Nepal Mr Williams will also be visiting a child he has sponsored for three years through Plan International UK.

He will meet 11-year-old Ramita-Kumari and learn about how the money he donates affects her and her community.

He said: “I am excited about meeting Ramita-Kumari and her family and feel that I know a little about her already as we have written to each other for about three years.

“It will also be interesting to see first hand how Plan International operates on the ground and to get a better idea of how my sponsorships helps.”

Plan International UK is celebrating its 80th anniversary this month.

Over the past eight decades the charity has grown to support children in more than 51 countries and some 86,000 people in the UK now sponsor a child.

Money donated to Plan International UK through child sponsorship benefits children and their families.

A donation of £19.50 a month helps provide clean water, healthcare and education in communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Sponsors receive regular updates and photographs from their sponsored child and keep in touch by writing letters back.

To sponsor Mike Williams on his Nepal trek, visit uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MikeWilliams27.