Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams has accompanied three soldiers wounded in active service in Afghanistan to the South Pole.
The 55-year-old explorer from Box jointly led an expedition which aims to raise £1 million for charity.
Ten of the original 11-strong team completed a 140-mile trek to the pole this morning, pulling their own sleds full of food and equipment.
The team - which also included Olympic rower and broadcaster Sir Matthew Pinsent - was following in the footsteps of the ill-fated expedition of Scott and Oates 100 years ago.
Among the soldiers were Captain Adam Crookshank, from Devizes, who was blown up by a mortar which left him with facial scarring and shrapnel in both arms.
Money raised will go to Walking With the Wounded - which helps injured service personnel regain their independence and return to the workplace - and Alzheimer's Research UK.
Among their original number was supermarket firm Iceland boss Malcolm Walker, whose firm sponsored the initiative but had to abandon his part in the 17-day expedition due to illness.
Mr Hempleman-Adams said: "All members of the expedition are safe and in good spirits. It has been a tough trip but feel very proud how everyone has coped with the trip."
The expedition has had the royal seal of approval from Prince Charles who wrote to members saying he was extremely proud of what the soldiers wounded in Afghanistan were attempting to do.
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