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Walking to the North Pole ~ Wounded Soldiers + Prince Harry?

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While not using a snowcat, they will certainly be battling the snowing north. The Walking with the Wounded sounds like a very worthwhile cause and if Prince Harry can bring some media attention, and some additional fund raising sponsors to the journey then I am glad to see him join their quest.

No doubt it is as much a personal quest for these veterans as it is to help their fellow injured soldiers. The 4 soldiers involved in the trek are Steve Young, Guy Disney, Jaco Van Gass and Martin Hewitt

AFP said:
LONDON (AFP) – Prince Harry is determined to join wounded soldiers on a landmark trek to the North Pole, his office said Wednesday -- military commitments and his brother's wedding plans permitting.

Two servicemen who lost limbs fighting in Afghanistan, plus two others maimed in the conflict, are attempting to become the first amputees to trek unaided to the pole.
. . .

Harry, an army lieutenant who has served in Afghanistan, is the charity's patron and is keen to join the 200-mile slog across the polar ice cap from Siberia.

However, the adventure is set to reach the pole around April 25 to 26 -- if it is not delayed -- which would not give him much time before his brother Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton on April 29.
Harry, who is training to become an Apache attack helicopter pilot, is considered most likely to be William's best man.
. . .
He may join the team for part of the journey.

The four will have to trek in temperatures as low as around minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit), each man pulling a sledge weighing at least 100 kilogrammes (220 pounds). They may also have to see off polar bears.
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"The personal achievement would be great no doubt, but by showing other wounded servicemen and women that life goes on and to open more opportunities for them in the future, that's a much better reason to do it," Van Gass said.
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Link to full story = http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/2011011...expeditiondisabledarcticroyals_20110112173159​
 
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