Transport boss Khadim Hussain is stepping up for a trekking challenge in India to help cancer patients.

The Bradford man is pulling on his walking boots to boost Yorkshire’s fight against the disease – by taking part in what he says will be a fundraising adventure of a life time.

He wants to raise £5,000 and so far he has collected more than £1,000.

Father-of-three Mr Hussain will trek five of the nine days in the Indian Himalayas in November to raise money for the Yorkshire Cancer Centre.

He decided to take a part in Trek India 2011 after his father Farzand Ali, 78, lost his own fight with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Mr Hussain, who is operations manager for First in Bradford, will be joining 23 other participants from across Yorkshire for the trek which will take in the bustling city of Dehli and the foothills of the Himalayas at high altitude on mountain paths.

He has already started rigorous training for the trek from November 5 to 15 with support from the Trek India organisers.

Recently he took in a trek round Ribblehead Viaduct as part of his fitness regime to get in shape.

The Yorkshire Cancer Centre is based at St James’s Hospital in Leeds and plays a leading role in the diagnosis, care, treatment of 2.6 million cancer patients living in its catchment area, which includes Bradford and Airedale. The centre needs to raise £10 million to advance medical research by buying the latest generation of equipment and provide more comforts for patients, their family and friends.

Anyone who would like to support Mr Hussain in his challenge can pledge support by e-mailing him at khadim.hussain@firstgroup.com, or by visiting justgiving.com/Khadim-Hussain.