Blind Man Climbs Mt. Everest: Feel Inspired?

            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/