A FORMER Malvern College student who lost his foot and part of his lower leg while serving in Afghanistan has completed a gruelling trek to the North Pole.

Guy Disney, 29, was one of four amputee soldiers to take on the Walking for the Wounded trek, which saw them travel almost 200 miles from base camp in northern Norway, battling temperatures as low as -40C.

After the team reached their destination on Sunday (April 17), Mr Disney wrote on his online blog: “We are absolutely delighted, we got here in thirteen days which is much quicker than we ever hoped, everyone is in great form with just a few bumps and bruises and it didn’t stop getting challenging until the last minute.”

The challenge has received huge backing from the public, with more than £450,000 pledged in sponsorship to date.

Mr Disney added: “We are chuffed to bits and the support we’ve had from the UK and the rest of the world has been amazing. If anyone has the chance to do a trip like this do it, it’s fantastic.”

Prince Harry has been one of the challenge’s biggest supporters, even joining the team for the first few days of their trek.

He was one of the first to congratulate the team on their achievement via satellite phone.

“I'm absolutely thrilled that the guys have made it - what an awesome achievement,” he said. “They should be incredibly proud of making this world record, as we are proud of them. I took part in only a small section of the trek, but I know full well how physically demanding it was.”

Mr Disney was a lieutenant with the Light Dragoons taking part in Operation Panther’s Claw in July 2009, when his Spartan armoured vehicle was hit by a rocket during a Taliban attack in Helmand Province.

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