Tetraplegic completes 79-mile journey across the Great Glen Way in off-road wheelchair

A tetraplegic veteran has completed a 79-mile challenge across the Highlands.

Danny Mavor, who served in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in Iraq, was paralysed following a motorcycle accident six years ago.

The 41-year-old from Glasgow said he wanted to prove that life can still be “extraordinary” after a severe spinal injury.

The three-day challenge from Fort William to Inverness via the Great Glen Way has raised vital funds for charity Regain, which supports those with life-changing spinal injuries.

Danny Mavor completed the 79-mile journey using a chin-operated wheelchair. Ed Smith

Danny used a chin-operated off-road wheelchair to get from coast to coast, finishing at the Clachnaharry Locks, where the Caledonian Canal meets the sea.

However, the journey was not all smooth sailing. On the second day, he faced detours because of a fallen tree and a rock slide.

Danny was joined by friends, family and his comrades of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, who provided emotional support and would have carried him if necessary.

Speaking after completing the mammoth challenge, Danny said it had been a long, exhausting journey and that he wouldn’t be able to walk tomorrow.

So far, the challenge has raised more than £25,000 for Regain.

Danny explained: “I want to raise funds to support other tetraplegics, people who are facing the same life-changing spinal injuries as me. I also want to show that life doesn’t end after a spinal injury.

“It changes, yes, but it can still be full, meaningful, and even extraordinary.”