British leg amputated veterans across the Sahara desert are equivalent to running 6 marathons in 6 days.
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British media said a British war Anglo male became the first to complete "the most difficult game on earth" The leg amputation player has created history. He walked 156 miles across the Sahara desert at a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius.
in April 15th, according to the sun, the old soldier named Duncan Slater completed the race for the Sahara extreme marathon in Morocco in the evening of April 14th. This was the second time the 38 - year-old former British Royal Air Force soldier tried to finish the challenge, while completing the match, he also completed a target of 20 thousand pounds for the disabled.
Duncan from Ross County said he hoped to "inspire other injuries inside and outside the army". "I want to take part in the challenge," he said on his own Fundraising Page. "I want to prove that even a man with a leg amputation can do it (I will be the first leg amputation to complete the limit marathon in the Sahara Desert) and to raise money for the 'wounded fellow' group. I very much hope that through my efforts, I can inspire other wounded and injured people inside and outside the army. They are not only looking for help, but also realize that injury is not the whole of life. "
the veteran of Scotland walked 156 miles across the Sahara desert with Chris Moore, his comrade in arms, at a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius. They started in April 9th and had to go through the desert of Morocco with their own food and equipment, equivalent to six full marathons in six days.
Duncan Slater lost his legs in 2009, when he was in service in Afghanistan, but an explosion broke his body apart from his right arm. The doctor told him that he could no longer walk. Later, however, the doctor cut off his legs so that he could walk with artificial limbs.
this was the second time Duncan took part in the Sahara extreme marathon, and he had to quit the game for his first time last year when his prosthetic was damaged. Before that, he became the first leg amputee to arrive in South Pole.