Inspirational!

[allenlondon]

It's been on TV before, now on the above YouTube link. What a wonderful place, the British Isles.

But the inspirational part is watching Jamie Andrew (who lost both legs AND his hands to frost-bite in a climbing accident) climbing Snowdon, across the ice and snow-covered ground, and finally climbing up the dozen or so rough-hewn steps at the summit, to stand, grinning, breathing in the pure air, and saying 'well, if I can do it, then anybody can!'

I've changed my screen-saver to this pic of him on the summit, ski-poles and determination holding him up.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i4VbpwRgaBhIE--Qr9pIwe2mtKL8iAR5/view?usp=sharing

What he has just done to get to that summit is not 'difficult', it's not 'quite hard work' - take it from me, a mere single-leg amputee. It's bloody impossible! Well, not so... watch Jamie. As he says "Nothing is impossible!"

Very humbling, very moving, and very inspirational.

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[Theland]

He certainly puts me to shame.

[eleanor2]

I haven't seen this, but it sounds wonderful & emotional.

[Mamyalynne]

A wonderful series and indeed Jamie is a shining example of those who overcome so much through sheer determination.

[allenlondon]

I emailed Jamie Andrew, the handless and legless man who you'll see climbing Snowdon in the film, thanking him for his inspiration.

I wasn't expecting a reply, but reply he did...

"I do know how hard it is to cope with all the challenges of managing a prosthetic leg, the stump and skin, and so on. I have been through an awful lot of those problems myself. But I have always found that if I persist, through all the pain and hard times, I will win out in the end. Keep it up!"

Lor lummy, talk about putting my 'problems' in perspective.

What a guy.

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