Disabled adventurer from Shrewsbury to attempt new world record
He will aim to complete the longest sit-ski expedition to the South Pole
Darren Edwards is set to attempt a new world record by completing the longest sit-ski expedition in the history of polar exploration.
Darren's life changed seven years ago when he was paralysed from the chest down following a rock climbing accident in North Wales.
Since then Darren has found strength in his abilities taking on a number of challenges including the World Marathon Challenge in Antarctica in 2022.
His latest challenge will see him ski 333 kilometres in just 20 days in -20 degree temperatures.
Currently, the furthest distance travelled by a sit-ski to reach the South Pole is 111 kilometres.
Starting at 87° South and ending at 90° South, Darren will be supported by a team made up of three friends, including Matt Luxton the man who saved his life.
Darren said:
"Since my accident it's really been a journey of rediscovery and discovering new passions and purpose and actually turning what was at the time the toughest, darkest moment of my life into actually the best moments of my life. and to a place where physiologically I feel like I was always meant to be here."
"I take huge pride in doing it, because one of the things that I enjoy most about life now is when I get to go back into the hospital and meet people at the start of their recovery journey and say the world is literally your oyster here and you're probably more limited by the mindset you adopt than your physical ability to stand or not stand or wheel or not wheel."