Prince Harry has started out on an extreme adventure for a good cause.
He and his teammates for the Walking with the Wounded South Pole Allied Challenge landed in Antarctica Friday as they prepare to raise awareness for wounded soldiers by skiing 200 miles to the South Pole, PEOPLE reported.
The team set off for Novo Airbase as they start adjusting to the extreme temperatures to be faced on their trek, which could drop to negative 50 degrees.
"This trip is another way of reminding everybody that as Afghanistan draws down and these guys aren't in the news anymore so than they already are, it's a reminder to everybody that support must continue," Harry said at a farewell event Thursday in London's Trafalgar Square.
Three seven-man teams are competing in the race, the members coming from the United Kingdom, America, Australia and Canada.
They will race more than 200 miles on skis, spending 12 hours skiing, taking a 10-minute rest break every two hours. The winning team is expected to make it to the South Pole by mid-December.
"Walking with the Wounded is a U.K.-based charity which funds both the re-training and re-education of wounded servicemen and women with the aim of helping them find long-term employment after they have left the Armed Forces," according to the organization's website.
Harry's commitment to the race is "setting a whole new precedent in terms of royal charity involvement for the future," CNN said.
The prince joined a team of injured servicemen for five days of a trek to the North Pole in 2011 to raise money for Walking with the Wounded.
Harry has been dedicated to the welfare of injured soldiers, showing them that they matter and continue to inspire, according to CNN.
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