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Getting higher to better see things!

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Getting higher to better see things!

Whether climbing on the Aconcagua mountain isn't likely to give back Patrick's sight, his challenge should provide him of being the highest blind ever climbed on a mountain.
Summit of the cordillera of the Andes, 6962m, that mountain on the Chili-Argentina border, has seemingly never been reached by a blind person.
Patrick has already achieved some beautiful trek: Chamonix-Zermatt by the high road, the Ararat mountain (5300m) and the mythic Kilimandjaro (5895m).
Aconcagua mountain is undoubtedly a far more challenging trek. Further down the Equator Parallel, the atmospheric pressure is lower , making respiration harder. Teempératures may fall down to -30°C with very strong winds.
Nothing must be left aside in the preparation, choice of the gear, physical and mental training. Practise tandem, running and musculation at least 3 times a week is planned. And to add some more difficulties : Patrick will travel alone through Sao Paulo and Santiago, his guide ready to pick him up at Mendoza.
Take off on the 26th of december, the summit will be reached around the 10-11th of january!

World Paralympic Championships : Great Britain follows US closely, ex aequo with 13 gold medals

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World Paralympic Championships : Great Britain follows US closely, ex aequo with 13 gold medals

IPC World Athletics: GB medal winners & medal table

IPC Athletics World Championships
Venue: Qatar Sports Club, Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

British medallists :

Gold
Aled Davies (Men's Shot Put F42)
Hannah Cockroft (Women's 100m T34)
Kadeena Cox (Women's 100m T37)
Sophie Hahn (Women's 100m T38)
Joanna Butterfield (Women's Club Throw F51)
Georgie Hermitage (Women's 400m T37)
Paul Blake (Men's 800m T36)
Richard Whitehead (Men's 200m T42)
Hannah Cockroft (Women's 800m T34)
Aled Davies (Men's Discus Throw F42)
Hannah Cockroft (Women's 400m T34)
Hollie Arnold (Women's F46 javelin)
Women's T35-37 4x100m relay team (Olivia Breen, Maria Lyle, Georgie Hermitage, Sophie Hahn)

Silver
Georgie Hermitage (Women's 100m T37)
Paul Blake (Men's 400m T36)
David Weir (Men's 1500m T54)
Maria Lyle (Women's 200m T35)
Daniel Bramall (Men's 100m T33)
Melissa Nicholls (Women's 800m T34)
Sophie Hahn (Women's 200m T38)
Maria Lyle (Women's 100m T35)
Jonathan Broom-Edwards (Men's High Jump T44)

Bronze
Sammi Kinghorn (Women's 200m T53)
Abbie Hunnisett (Women's Club Throw F32)
Moatez Jomni (Men's 200m T53)
Joanna Butterfield (Women's Discus F52)
Toby Gold (Men's 100m T33)
Kare Adenegan (Women's 800m T34)
Kyron Duke (Men's Javelin Throw F41)
Shaun Burrows (Men's T38 400m)
Kare Adenagen (Women's 400m T34)

(BBC.com)