She did learn to ride a bike. Then she learned to ride a horse. Then she learned to ski. And this weekend, she's travelling to the Swiss Alps to ski in the biggest competition of her life.

I was privileged to spend a few days on snow with the British Disabled Ski Team last month on an intense training week, high up on the Tux glacier above the Austrian resort of Hintertux.

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A former GB para-athlete has set off to become the first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole. Jonny ...

Jonny Huntington will drag all his equipment and food in a sled weighing about 110kg (242lbs) A former GB para-athlete has set off to become the first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported ...

A man from Devon is hoping to be the first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported in the South Pole. Jonny Huntington from Kingsbridge suffered a stroke in 2014 which left him unable to walk ...

A former GB para-athlete is aiming to become the first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole. Jonny Huntington, 38, from Kingsbridge, south Devon, suffered a stroke while ...