If you're looking for an inspirational story to watch for yourself and or to share with your students, they don't get much better than this one. In 2001, Erik Weihenmeyer became the first blind person to summit Mount Everest. His book Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See: My Story
The story of his climb is told in the one hour movie embedded below.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Farther Than the Eye Can See
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I think this might be the same person as was interviewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fd97hVVD9U
Very compelling viewing, thanks for linking.
Sam.
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