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Mt. Everest Summiter, Gary Guller (USA-D661) with one arm is to run in the 25th Marathon des Sables to benefit the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
MISSION STATEMENT: The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.
About Gary Guller: Gary Guller is both a world-renowned, record-setting mountaineer and a professional motivational and inspirational speaker, trusted by the world’s top organizations and corporations. In 2003, Gary was leader of the largest ever cross-disability group to reach Mt Everest Base Camp, at 17,500 feet. After setting this record, he went on to summit the peak, reaching the summit on May 23, 2003, and becoming the first person in the world with one arm to summit Mt. Everest. Later the next year, Gary lead an expedition to the summit of the world’s sixth highest mountain, Mt. Cho Oyu, located in Tibet.
Just as he discovered his passion for alpine climbing, Gary lost the use of his arm (spinal cord injury) in a mountaineering accident. He stunned a medical team at Duke University by asking to have his paralyzed arm amputated, and, after serious introspection, he began climbing again, surmounting the barriers that stood in the way of his dreams. Gary has travelled and climbed all over the world, including numerous trips to Asia.
Gary is active internationally advocating for the potential of all people, but especially those living with a disability.
Please donate directly here at the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
www.GaryGuller.com
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