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An Impossible Climb
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In July of 1982, 5 men set out to conquer the highest peak in Texas, Guadalupe Peak at Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Every day, many people take the 8.5-mile trip that summits the 8,749' peak, but this party was different—they were all in wheelchairs. For the next 5 days, they climbed their way to the top, building ramps from rocks and crawling up slopes, dragging their wheelchairs behind them.
Released:
Dec 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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