US EditionParalysed British Adventurer to Embark on Epic Expedition in Bid to Break South Pole World Record
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Paralysed British adventurer to embark on epic expedition in bid to break South Pole world record
A British adventurer paralysed from the chest down is set to embark on an epic expedition in Antarctica in a bid to break a world record.Darren Edwards, from Shrewsbury, is set to sit-ski 137 miles or 222km to the South Pole over a 20-day period in December.If completed, Mr Edwards would break the record for the longest sit-ski to the South Pole - currently sitting at almost 69 miles or 111km.Along the way, the adventurer is hoping to raise £100…
The 35-year-old Britishman Darren Edwards, paraplegic since he suffered a climbing accident in 2016, is «a little nervous, but above all excited«, to undertake an unprecedented adventure on December 3 and thus break a record: skiing with adapted chair 222 kilometers through Antarctica, until reaching the South Pole. Edwards talks [...] The entry A British paraplegic seeks to break barriers with a record of skiing in Antarctica was first publishe…
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