Darren Edwards from Shropshire starts the World Marathon Challenge in Antarctica on 31 January.
A disabled adventurer from Shropshire starts the first of seven marathons on seven continents in seven days later.
He was preparing to start a job as a history teacher when he was injured in North Wales, leaving him paralysed from his chest down.
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