Photo: Jim Vinson and Lori Fry.
On September 1, 2020, Lori Fry, Jim Vinson and their guide Arlette Heck will begin an eight day Trek up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. Representing British Columbia and Alberta. Lori, Jim and Arlette are the western members of this national team, “CCB Team Limitless,” and have agreed to join other low vision and blind participants and their sighted guides from across Canada to accept this 2020 Blind Challenge.
Team Limitless is comprised of members from across Canada that include both totally and legally blind individuals along with their sighted guides. Learn more about Team Limitless: www.teamlimitless.ca.
Although each team member has their own personal reason(s) for accepting the challenge, collectively, the team will demonstrate the ability to overcome adversities while providing inspiration, hope and empowerment to others dealing with vision loss, blindness or other life challenges.
The year “2020” is an unique opportunity to bring attention to healthy vision, vision loss and discovering life with blindness and Mount Kilimanjaro is the perfect platform to demonstrate that reaching for the stars is achievable. Team members hope that this trek helps provide educational insight to others regarding vision loss and the ability to overcome its related challenges. Additionally, the team would like to promote the prevention of vision loss through good eye health care and preservation of 20/20 vision. Although “hind sight” always seems to be 20/20, don’t wait until it is too late for an eye test.
Lori and Jim have been active advocates in the low vision and blind in the community of 100 Mile House for many years.
Their involvement in adaptive sports, public events, peer counseling and fundraising as members of the 100 Mile House & District Blind and Visually Impaired White Cane Club has helped to provide the Cariboo region with a valuable community resource since 1991.
Team Limitless is now seeking contributions through sponsorship’s and donations to help raise funds to support their quest to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro.
Lori, Jim and Arlette would like to thank their first sponsors, Dr. Neil Vanderhorst, 100 Mile Vision Care.
“The Mount Kili Trek will be a challenge and an opportunity of a lifetime. I feel privileged to have been invited on this journey and thank all supporters in advance for helping Team Limitless raise awareness and funds for blind and visually impaired youth.” Lori Fry
“The Mount Kilimanjaro Trek is a great opportunity to push myself to new limits. I feel very grateful to have been asked to join this group of blind and visually impaired Canadians to tackle this endeavour.” Jim Vinson
Mount Kilimanjaro is the world’s tallest freestanding mountain with an altitude of 5,895 meters (19,340 feet). The team will climb through 4 separate climate zones before reaching the top.
Members of this team are also fundraising for Camp Abilities – a sports camp for children with visual impairments. Donations collected in excess of expenses for the Mount Kilimanjaro hike will be directed towards Camp Abilities. Learn more about the organization here: www.campabilities.org.
Canadian Paralympian, Terry Kelly has been instrumental in establishing the first Camp Abilities in conjunction with the CNIB at Lake Joseph in Ontario. New locations of Camp Abilities are to be established in Nova Scotia and British Columbia.
Donations made by cheque should be payable to: CCB 100 Mile House WCC GO FUND ME:
No Sight, No Problem – The Blind Mount Kili Climb
https://www.gofundme.com/h6mpn4-no-sight-no-problem-the-blind-mount-kili-climb
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No sight, No Problem. The Blind Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro 2020
No Sight, No Problem. The Blind Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro 2020
