A tetraplegic veteran has completed a 79-mile coast-to-coast journey across Scotland in a wheelchair controlled by his chin.
Danny Mavor, who served with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in Iraq, travelled the Great Glen Way from Fort William to Inverness over three days in a specially adapted off-road wheelchair.
The 41-year-old was paralysed from the neck down following a motorcycle accident in 2019 and has a high cervical spinal cord injury.
Mr Mavor, from Glasgow, was met by a large group of friends, family and supporters as he reached Clachnaharry Sea Lock in Inverness, completing a coast-to-coast journey which had begun 79 miles away in Fort William three days earlier.
Many of his supporters, including mother Heather and his primary carer Carol, covered the entire distance with him.
He completed the mammoth challenge in aid of Regain, a charity that supports people living with tetraplegia.
“It was amazing to be outdoors properly once again feeling some adrenaline, feeling loads of love from my friends and family,” he said.
“It was hard, with quite treacherous sections, a fallen tree and a difficult detour.
“But the real challenge, for tetraplegics, and for their friends and family and carers, is always behind the scenes.
“Obviously, I could not do this myself. I mean, I can do almost nothing myself. But others have made this possible, and to all those who have supported me, I am very grateful.”
Calum Frampton, chief executive of Regain, who took part in Danny’s Big Challenge, said: “At Regain we are incredibly proud of Danny.
“This was a seriously arduous challenge and, having been out there with him, I have seen at first hand just what it took, not only from Danny, but from the extraordinary group of family, friends and former Army colleagues around him.
“One of the things we care deeply about at Regain is helping people with tetraplegia rediscover a sense of possibility after a life-changing injury.
“Danny has certainly done that here. He has had adventure again, camaraderie, a real sense of purpose, and he has done something formidable.
“His fundraising will also make a real difference to other people living with tetraplegia. We are enormously grateful to Danny and to everyone who has supported him.”