Category Archives: In The Press
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Watch Prince Harry launch the South Pole Allied Challenge
April 19, 2013
On Friday 19th April 2013, the Patron of the South Pole Allied Challenge 2013, Prince Harry, officially unveiled the teams of wounded service personnel who will race across Antarctica later this year. The announcement came live from the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London View here on the Walking With The Wounded Youtube channel
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Live South Pole Announcement by Expedition Patron, Prince Harry
April 18, 2013
On Friday 19th April 3pm BST, the Patron of the South Pole Allied Challenge 2013, Prince Harry, will officially unveil the teams of wounded service personnel who will race across Antarctica later this year. The announcement will be made at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London and broadcast live on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/WalkingWounded2010 Team Glenfiddich will answer your questions live …
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Prince Harry on BBC
January 22, 2013
Our Patron, Prince Harry, spoke to BBC News about completing his deployment to Afghanistan, his military career and his involvement with charities such as Walking With The Wounded. Watch the full interview here on BBC iPlayer. Prince Harry also discusses the South Pole Allied Challenge at the 24 minute mark.
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Harry’s Mountain Heroes: ITV1 Monday 27th August 2012 at 9pm
August 15, 2012
Harry’s Mountain Heroes to air on ITV1 9pm, Monday 27th August After facing life-changing injuries, a team of five soldiers who were wounded on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan took on one of the world’s toughest challenges: to scale the imposing Mt Everest. Private Jaco van Gass lost his left arm in an RPG …
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BBC Watch Walking With The Wounded Cyclist Craig Preece Carry The Olympic Torch
July 24, 2012
The BBC was among the media gathered to witness Walking With The Wounded Trois Etapes Cycle Team member Craig Preece carry the Olympic Torch at Brands Hatch, which will host the Paralympic Cycling event later this summer. Craig said “it’s a great honour to carry the torch – it’s not something I ever thought I’d do, …
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Jaco Van Gass Carries Olympic Flame
July 23, 2012
Walking With Wounded’s Jaco van Gass was selected to carry the Olympic Torch as it made its way through Greenwich on Saturday 21st July. Jaco was seriously injured in Helmand Province which resulted in him losing his left arm and suffered severe internal injuries. As a part of the North Pole 2011 and the Everest …
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Cadets to tackle Hadrian’s Wall
July 16, 2012
Between the 25th and the 30th July 2012 an expedition team from Devon Army Cadet Force B Company will walk the length of Hadrian’s wall on the border between England and Scotland in order to raise funds for Walking with the Wounded. Edward Parker, Co-founder of Walking With The Wounded, has said of the team …
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BFBS Joined Us To Unveil The Trois Etapes Team
July 14, 2012
The British Forces Broadcasting Service joined at the Imperial War Museum on the morning of Wednesday 11th July to see Team Captain Mark Beaumont unveil the Walking With The Wounded which will this month head to the French Alps to take on the three-day cycle challenge.
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Live Whisky Tasting
May 11, 2012
Last night, 7pm BST, the Walking With The Wounded Summit team and the Glenfiddich Pioneers participated in a world first … a LIVE whisky tasting from Everest base camp. The Team and the Pioneers were introduced by a London studio panel featuring presenter Monty Halls, WWTW Founders Ed Parker and Simon Daglish, Glenfiddich’s Jamie Milne …
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Ed Parker speaks on Prince Harry’s Humanitarian Award
April 24, 2012
ITV News reports: “Edward Parker, the co-founder of charity Walking With The Wounded, has told ITV News that he was “thrilled” Prince Harry is receiving a prestigious humanitarian award for his work supporting the UK’s injured servicemen and women.” See the interview on the ITV News website: http://www.itv.com/news/story/2012-04-23/prince-harry-honoured-for-forces-support/
