The Book
Walking with the Wounded:
The Incredible Story of Britain’s Bravest Heroes and the Challenge of a Lifetime
by Mark McCrum
Hardback | ÂŁ17.99
You’ve avidly followed the team as they struggled against adversity to reach the North Pole and set a World Record. Now read the awe-inspiring stories behind the challenge.
This is the extraordinary story of a group of amputee soldiers. Four men, each a hero of recent conflicts who has suffered devastating injuries, take on the challenge of a lifetime; a four-week trek, unaided, to the North Pole, that even an able-bodied athlete would baulk at.
The expedition – conceived as a way of demonstrating how remarkable our servicemen and women are and to raise funds for the rehabilitation of injured soldiers – sees the adventurers cover 300 miles of frozen Arctic Ocean, navigating vast swathes of ice rubble and pressure ridges as well as dangerous open water ‘leads’, all the while keeping their eyes peeled for the notoriously aggressive Polar Bears that roam the landscape. Pulling in excess of 100kg each, and with every step fraught with risk, the participants’ resilience will be tested to the limit.
In this unique and inspirational book, each of the men tells their personal story, along with that of the extraordinary expedition itself – the rigorous training, the meticulous preparation, and of course, the final, awe-inspiring voyage across the ice.
