A British adventurer left paralyzed in a horrific climbing accident will try to break a world record by skiing to the South Pole. Darren Edwards, 35, is aiming to sit-ski 137 miles (222km) across Antarctica next month. The former mountaineer and army reservist hopes to smash the previous South Pole sit-ski record of 69 miles (111km). The dad-of-one will ski for up to ten hours a day in sub-zero temperatures using two specially modified poles. Edwards was paralyzed from the chest down following

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