While the Kiltwalk may pose relatively few challenges for most participants, for Gary Jamieson it will be a little more than a long walk in the park.
The 42-year-old triple-amputee from Strathaven has pledged to take on the Wee Wander from Gypsy Brae to BT Murrayfield at the charity event in the capital on September 18.
Dad-of-two Gary lost both legs and an arm when a roadside bomb exploded in Afghanistan north of Lashkar Gah when deployed there while on his second tour with 1st Battalion The Scots Guards in 2010.
