A WAR hero was forced to pull out of climbing the world’s highest mountain after injuring his leg.

Ex-Para Terry Byrne was to climb Mount Everest as part of his challenge to become the first disabled adventurer to complete the Explorers Grand Slam.

The grand slam involves trekking to the North and South poles and reaching the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.

Terry, from Colchester, has tackled Mount Pumori in Nepal but injured his leg and has devastatingly had to pull out of the Everest climb.

The former Parachute Regiment soldier was injured in Afghanistan in 2008 when he stood on an improvised explosive device. His right leg was amputated below the knee.

During the Pumori climb he was experiencing pain his the stump of his amputated leg which got worse. It is believed he has fractured a bone.