You may have read my previous blog posting about Erik Weihenmayer, the blind mountain climber, whose thrilling presentation I was able to attend a few years back (click here to view that posting). Well apparently his thrillseeking adventures are not limited to scaling the highest peaks. With the assistance of an expert guide, Jeff Ulrich, Erik also snow skis, among other adventurous activities! (Click here to view a 2 min. video of Erik and his guide in action--it's amazing!)
Erik's web site states, "Erik Weihenmayer is the only blind person to have climbed the "Seven Summits," the tallest peak on every continent. He has scaled the 3000 foot rock face of El Capitan, skied down the tallest peak in Europe, and guided Tibetan blind teenagers to 21,500 feet on the north side of Mt. Everest."
Next time I'm battling it out behind closed eyelids about whether to drag my protesting body out of bed for some morning exercise, I'm going to think about Erik and his "blind to failure" attitude. This is one inspiring guy!
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