On the day Prince Harry announced he is to trek to the North Pole with injured veterans, a former soldier from Glasgow has revealed he is planning his own arctic adventure.
Jamie Cuthbertson, who lost his sight in an explosives accident, has already run across the Gobi and Sahara deserts. Now he is preparing to take part in the world's coolest marathon.
After the accident that left him blind Jamie spent six months at a rehabilitation centre run by St Dunstan's.
And with the support and encouragement of staff the former Royal Engineer's captain soon realised how much life he had left to live.
Jamie said: "The first person I met at St. Dunstan's was totally blind, totally deaf and bad emphysema, and then I met two chaps who were totally blind and no hands so by the end of the first week I was saying to myself 'what is your problem, you're only blind'."
Toughest challenge
Since then Jamie has worked tirelessly to prove there is life after blindness.
He may have completed some of the most gruelling desert marathons in the world but this latest challenge could be the toughest yet.
Jamie added: "I've never ever experienced anything as cold as this could be and I believe it can be anything from minus ten to about minus 35, so if we're at the bottom end of that it'll be very much a case of hoping I come back with all my fingers and toes."
In less than two weeks the father-of-four will arrive in the North Pole and all money raised will go St. Dunstan's charity, which Jamie hopes will help others to realise their full potential.
He said: "To me all these challenges are just another way of saying well you've still got a lot to look forward to, a lot to set yourself challenges and get forward, get out there and do mad and crazy things, why not?"
Prince Harry, 25, said he would like to take part in the first unaided trek to the North Pole for disabled service personnel.
The royal, who is patron of the Walking with the Wounded charity organising the four-week trek, said he would like to take part in the trip for five days.
