Disabled Man Reaches The Top Of Everest

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Jeff Glasbrenner, who climbed to the top of Mount Everest last year, had to overcome many obstacles - including a physical disability - to reach this goal. The athlete now appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine and tells his inspiring story.

Glasbrenner is the first American with an amputated leg to reach the top of the highest mountain in the world. His career is captured like never before in the documentary series Capturing Everest by Sports Illustrated and Life VR in collaboration with Endemol Shine Beyond USA. The four-chapter series presents the story of Glasbrenner and other climbers with moving testimonies.

Glasbrenner lost one of his legs in a tractor accident when he was 8 years old. His doctors told him that he couldn't ride a bicycle, swim, or play sports with his metal prosthesis, but he defied all of his predictions and found his passion for climbing mountains.

The other climbers who accompanied him to the top of the icy mountain are Lisa Thompson - a breast cancer survivor who quit her job to pursue this challenge - and Brent Bishop, the son of legendary climber Barry Bishop.

The risk of climbing the mountain was worth it when seeing the view from above, he says. "At Everest, little problems become big problems," Glasbrenner told Sports Illustrated. "As they say in the mountains: 'If you lose a glove, you lose a hand.'"

Luckily, he ignored the limitations imposed by his doctors when he lost his right leg. "You think doctors know more than you when they don't really know everything."