An intrepid graduate from Devizes is setting out to tackle one of the world’s wildest regions.

Rebecca Forster-Haig, known as Boo, is one of ten women who will follow in the footsteps of war heroes, as they started their trek across the Hardangervidda plateau, in Norway on March 18.

Boo is a University of Northampton Sports Therapy graduate and said that she wanted to take the challenge on to test her limits.

She said: She said: “I wanted to take part in this challenge to remind myself of my sense of self and strength. I haven’t ever skied or seen more than a British snowfall, so I know this is going to be a real test of my resilience, but I’m ready for that challenge.”

The group of Forces Wives hopes to be the world’s first all-female team to retrace the steps of a highly secret Allied mission, the Heroes of Telemark - the brave team which first made the trek across the Norwegian mountains, to blow up a Nazi-controlled heavy water plant in Norway, during WWII.

Boo met and married her military husband, Glyn, while she was a student, and is now mum to two young girls, and three dogs.

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She said: “I’ve always been passionate about the benefits of physical activity, fitness and fun are at the centre of our family life.”

It has been a long time coming for her and has put all her energy into getting ready for the trek.

She explained: “I’ve been reading lots about the female-specific training and tailoring my regime to my strengths and focusing on where I know I need to build more strength.

“My family have been with me and supporting me in my preparation. I’ve been dragging my training tyre, which simulates the weight and drag of the kit, while the children have been walking next to me, as well as over the training weekends I’ve had with the whole challenge team."

Boo added that part of her drive comes from helping her children develop a sense of self.

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She said: “I have two young daughters, I have spent the last couple of years focusing on helping them to discover who they are, and along that journey, I feel like I’ve forgotten who I am a little bit.

“My training regime has got me listening to, and understanding my body and mind, I’m rediscovering myself.”