May 25 2001, seeming to be any
typical day across the globe. Children are finishing up their last days of
school for the year, spring is in full effect, and a man by the name of Erik
Weihenmayer is in the midst of the most rigorous adventure anyone could
imagine. This is the day that said heroic blind man reaches the top of the
eminent Mount Everest. Erik lost his vision at the hard-enough age of 13.
Despite losing what is perhaps the most vital sense to human beings, Erik does
not let anything get in his way of living the exhilarating and fulfilling life
he had always dreamed to live. Since his
glorious feat of his Mount Everest climb, he has been granted many awards, and
has been featured on his own reality show aired on ABC, “Expedition Impossible.”
Aside from mountain climbing, he is involved in paragliding, trail running, and
skiing, letting not even perhaps anyone’s idea of toughest obstacle getting in
his way.
If this man can do the unthinkable,
while being blind at the same time, only because he had hope, imagine what you
could do. Imagine all of the places you could see. Imagine the pride you could
feel in yourself for overcoming some of the world’s greatest plunges. I’m not
saying go climb Mount Everest, I’m simply saying, while taking Erik Weihenmayer
for example, anything is possible with the right amount of hope and belief.
Everything you could want to know about Erik Weihenmayer you can find on his own personal website: http://www.touchthetop.com/
Everything you could want to know about Erik Weihenmayer you can find on his own personal website: http://www.touchthetop.com/
