Prince Harry Reaches South Pole, Celebrates Walking With the Wounded Journey
Prince Harry and his team arrived at the South Pole marking the end of their Walking With The Wounded expedition on Friday, Dec. 13th.
The journey's end took three weeks of walking and pulling sleds across Antarctica in a competition that raised funds for and awareness of soldiers injured in the line of duty.
Harry and his team made a 208-mile trek from the 87 degrees latitude line to the South Pole, all while racing against a team from the U.S. as well as a team comprised of Canadians and Australians. All twelve of the competitors are injured serviceman and women.
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"Our aim was to show that, despite injury, young men and women from our armed forces can still achieve great things," said Ed Parker, the co-founder of Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) who organized the challenge, while speaking to the BBC.
Ahead of arriving to the South Pole at last on Friday the 13th, Prince Harry quipped about the nefarious date.
"A half-day on Friday and we get to the South Pole on Friday the 13th, unlucky for some, lucky for us," said the royal during a voice blog.
The 28-year-old prince also noted that all teams were in "high spirits."
"The wind has dropped down, which is nice," said the Army pilot who has served two tours in Afghanistan. "I think everyone is feeling a bit tired, but slowly getting into the rhythm. Only just got into the rhythm now and it has almost finished."
Back in April, Harry shed light on his advocacy for wounded soldiers.
"These men and women have given their all in the cause of freedom, in our cause," he said at an event for Walking With The Wounded, according to Sky News.
"That they should once again step into that breach- this time facing down extreme physical and mental challenges of trekking to the South Pole- just underlines their remarkable qualities," he added.
Prince Harry is fourth in line to the British throne following his father, Prince Charles, older brother Prince William, and nephew Prince George.
