Some might suggest that trekking for 60km, while carrying a 35kg backpack, in less than 48 hours is a young man’s game.
Major David “Harry” Hood, 55, has shattered that presumption and is believed to be the oldest person ever to complete Nato’s toughest patrolling challenge.
The army reservist from Dunfermline earned a bronze medal in the gruelling Exercise Cambrian Patrol, which he previously completed in his twenties. It is set against the backdrop of the Brecon Beacons in Wales and has been running for 65 years.
The Cambrian Patrol has long been the British Army’s toughest patrols test
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Competing teams are faced with challenges such as river crossings, mass casualty scenarios and minefield clearances in an event designed to test their endurance, skills and leadership abilities.
To prepare for the event Hood, a former regular army