A disabled adventurer from Shrewsbury has issued an update from Antarctica on the second day of his attempt to reach the South Pole and break a world record.

Darren Edwards was left paralysed from the chest down after a rock climbing accident in 2016 when he was 26.

The former soldier is aiming to complete the longest sit-ski expedition in history , covering 222 kilometres across Antarctica to the South Pole in just 20 days.

He arrived in Antarctica earlier this week , and on Thursday night (December 11) spent his second day on the ice and snow.

Darren, who is raising funds for the charity Wings for Life, which is researching cures for spinal cord injuries, is being supported by a team of adventurers including British explorer Lucy Shepherd, Chief Scout Dwayne Fields and filmmake

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