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No Barriers: A Blind Man’s Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon
Tue, Mar 27
|LIVE Online Event
Friends Health Connection will present author and adventurer Erik Weihenmayer along with his coauthor, Buddy Levy. We will discuss their new book NO BARRIERS: A BLIND MAN'S JOURNEY TO KAYAK THE GRAND CANYON, and Erik's inspiring journey to not letting his blindness hold him back.
Time & Location
Mar 27, 2018, 9:00 AM
LIVE Online Event
About the event
Erik Weihenmayer is one of the most celebrated and accomplished athletes in the world. In 2001, he became the first blind person in history to climb Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits - the tallest peak on each of the seven continents.
In 2014, Erik and blinded Navy veteran, Lonnie Bedwell, kayaked the entire 277-miles of the Grand Canyon - one of the most formidable whitewater venues in the world. Erik continually seeks out new adventures, focusing on empowering people traditionally swept to the sidelines of life. He founded No Barriers, which helps people with challenges tap into the human spirit, break through barriers, and contribute to the world.
In Weihenmayer’s forthcoming memoir, NO BARRIERS: A Blind Man’s Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon (with Buddy Levy), he invites us to ride shotgun as he recounts his latest feat. It’s all extraordinary, but, as Bob Woodruff writes in…