A paralysed adventurer from Shropshire has completed two marathons as part of his World Marathon Challenge of seven marathons on seven continents in seven days.
Darren Edwards on the ice of Antarctica. Photo: www.facebook.com/thedisabledadventurer
But on social media he said it was also the"most rewarding 5hrs 50mins of my life experiencing the raw beauty and majesty of the world’s most southerly continent, Antarctica. Darren was paralysed from the chest down in a near-fatal accident in 2016, falling 30ft during a rock climb.
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