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Spencer West
Achieving the Impossible
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In June 2012, Spencer West reached the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro – a 19,341ft. mountain.
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He reached the top by crawling on his hands. West lost his legs when he was only 5 years old.
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The trek to the top took seven days, hiking through Tanzania's jungles, snowfields and deserts.
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Mr. West was forced to make 80 per cent of the journey on his hands, only hopping in a custom-made wheelchair when the terrain allowed.
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Mr. West’s hands were left bloodied and bruised after the trek, but insists the pain and discomfort were ‘worth it’.
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Mr. West was born with sacral agenesis, a genetic disorder that left his lower spine poorly developed and his legs permanently crossed.
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He had his legs removed below the knees at the age of three and, two-years-later, had them amputated to below his pelvis.
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Porters carry Spencer West's wheelchair up Kilimanjaro, so he can use it when the terrain allows him to give his battered
hands a break.
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When he was a child doctors told Mr. West he would struggle to live like a normal person - something he has remained
determined to prove wrong.
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Spencer West spent a year training for the Kilimanjaro trek at his home in Toronto, Canada.
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He had to be sure he had enough strength in his arms to carry him up the 19,000 ft high mountain.
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His incredible climb has raised more than £300,000 for Free The Children, a charity which brings water to thousands of
Kenyans experiencing drought.