Lofty ambitions

ARMY HERO BLINDED IN ATTACK TO TACKLE FIVE-PEAK CHALLENGE IN FIVE DAYS

- By MEGAN BANNER ECHO Reporter

AN ex-soldier who was blinded by grenades in Iraq has been challenged by his young son to take on a huge undertaking.

Craig Lundberg, 39, will be trekking up five of the biggest mountains in the UK and Ireland with his nine-year-old son in just five days.

The challenge would be tough enough, but for the dad-of-three, who is originally from Walton Vale but now living in Mossley Hill, it'll be an even bigger feat as he has no sight at all.

In 2007, on his second tour of Iraq, Craig was dispatched as part of a team to arrest terrorists when his team came under attack. He was hit by two rocket propelled grenades usually used for targeting helicopters or armoured vehicles.

Craig suffered horrific injuries that nearly ended his life and left him completely blind, yet he managed to get up and tried to carry on fighting.