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Amputee ex-NHS nurse Lexi Chambers becomes the first person to travel 874 miles from John O'Groats to Land's End in a wheelchair, raising funds for two charitable foundations.
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Amputee ex-NHS nurse becomes the first person to travel a staggering 874 MILES in a wheelchair from John O’Groats to Land’s End

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An amputee ex-NHS nurse has become the first person to travel from John O’Groats to Land’s End in a wheelchair.

Lexi Chambers – also an Army veteran – covered 874 miles in 45 days – 19.4 miles a day.

The 46-year-old lost her left leg three years ago due to complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).

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She has gone on to break multiple world records, including for the fastest half and full marathons using a non-sport wheelchair.

Amputee ex-NHS nurse Lexi Chambers becomes the first person to travel 874 miles from John O'Groats to Land's End in a wheelchair, raising funds for two charitable foundations.
Lexi Chambers. (Jam Press/Lexi Chambers)

“I didn’t anticipate that many hills or how high they would be,” she told What’s The Jam.

“And then the hills with rain as well – that can get pretty tough.

“I don’t think there’s a road in the country that exists that doesn’t have a camber on it so you’ve got a hill and then the camber kind of goes sideways which means you’ve got to push with one hand.”

Lexi said she never considered giving up after training for nearly a year.

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Amputee ex-NHS nurse Lexi Chambers becomes the first person to travel 874 miles from John O'Groats to Land's End in a wheelchair, raising funds for two charitable foundations.
Lexi Chambers. (Jam Press/Lexi Chambers)

And she is no stranger to challenges.

Last year she set new world records for the furthest distance covered in 12 hours using a wheelchair, and for completing the Bath Half Marathon.

She said: “All my records have been a first for a female using a non-sport wheelchair.

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Amputee ex-NHS nurse Lexi Chambers becomes the first person to travel 874 miles from John O'Groats to Land's End in a wheelchair, raising funds for two charitable foundations.
Lexi Chambers. (Jam Press/Lexi Chambers)

“This one is a first for anyone.

“I climbed a total of almost 44,000 feet, which is way higher than Mt Everest at 29,032 feet, and almost Everest and Kilimanjaro combined just using my arms.

“They are very tired.

“I travelled over the Glencoe mountains, the cairngorms, the lake district, Mendips then the Jurassic coast.

“All increasing levels of difficulty.

“I averaged a marathon or more a day.

“My longest distance was 48km which was a marathon plus 5km on top.”

Amputee ex-NHS nurse Lexi Chambers becomes the first person to travel 874 miles from John O'Groats to Land's End in a wheelchair, raising funds for two charitable foundations.
Lexi Chambers at John O’Groats. (Jam Press/Lexi Chambers)

As part of her charity challenge, she passed a ball between rugby clubs along the route of her journey.

The proceeds raised for the End2End challenge will go towards the Aaron Lewis Foundation and the Exeter Chiefs Foundation.

The Aaron Lewis Foundation is an all-volunteer charity set up in memory of Lieutenant Aaron Lewis and is “committed to transforming lives through sport and community action in the local area and nationally for service and ex-service personnel”.

The Exeter Chiefs Foundation is a charity that exists with the sole aim of helping other charities.

All of the money it raises is donated to worthy causes in and around the city with a focus on supporting “tangible” investments.

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