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'''Mark Wellman''' is an [[author]], [[filmmaker]], [[paralympics|paralympian]], and motivational [[Orator|speaker]], who is best known for his 1989 ascent of [[El Capitan]] in [[Yosemite National Park]], which was the first ascent of the cliff by a [[paraplegic]]. He has appeared on National [[television]] speaking about his ascent. He has written a biography, ''Climbing Back'', as well as given many powerful speeches for himself and other paraplegics. |
'''Mark Wellman''' is an [[author]], [[filmmaker]], [[paralympics|paralympian]], and motivational [[Orator|speaker]], who is best known for his 1989 ascent of [[El Capitan]] in [[Yosemite National Park]], which was the first ascent of the cliff by a [[paraplegic]]. He has appeared on National [[television]] speaking about his ascent. He has written a biography, ''Climbing Back'', as well as given many powerful speeches for himself and other paraplegics. |
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Wellman lit the cauldron for the opening of the [[1996 Summer Paralympics]] in Atlanta after carrying the flaming torch up a 120-foot rope. |
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== Climb == |
== Climb == |
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Wellman lost use of his legs when he fell off a mountain in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevadas]]. However, he became the first [[paraplegic]] to climb El Capitan, over the course of six days. While he climbed up the mountain, a friend accompanied him and supported his slips.<ref>{{cite news|url= |
7 years before the El Capitan climb at the age of 21 Wellman lost use of his legs when he fell 100 feet off a mountain in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevadas]], injuring his spine. However, he became the first [[paraplegic]] to climb El Capitan, over the course of six days. While he climbed up the mountain, a friend named Mike Corbett accompanied him and supported his slips.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24476489.html?dids=24476489:24476489&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+08%2C+1991&author=John+Husar.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Paraplegic+Wellman+climbs+his+way+to+the+top&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525155108/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24476489.html?dids=24476489:24476489&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+08,+1991&author=John+Husar.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Paraplegic+Wellman+climbs+his+way+to+the+top&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2011|author=John Husar|title=Paraplegic Wellman climbs his way to the top|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=December 8, 1991|accessdate=January 28, 2009}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
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*{{official|http://nolimitstahoe.com/}} |
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| title = Final Paralympic Torchbearer |
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| before = [[Helge Bjørnstad]] |
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| after = Naoya Maruyama |
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| years = [[1996 Summer Paralympics|Atlanta 1996]] |
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| title = Final Summer Paralympic Torchbearer |
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| before = [[Antonio Rebollo]] & Coral Bistuer |
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| after = [[Louise Sauvage]] |
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| years = [[1996 Summer Paralympics|Atlanta 1996]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 28 July 2024
Mark Wellman is an author, filmmaker, paralympian, and motivational speaker, who is best known for his 1989 ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, which was the first ascent of the cliff by a paraplegic. He has appeared on National television speaking about his ascent. He has written a biography, Climbing Back, as well as given many powerful speeches for himself and other paraplegics.
Wellman lit the cauldron for the opening of the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta after carrying the flaming torch up a 120-foot rope.
Climb
[edit]7 years before the El Capitan climb at the age of 21 Wellman lost use of his legs when he fell 100 feet off a mountain in the Sierra Nevadas, injuring his spine. However, he became the first paraplegic to climb El Capitan, over the course of six days. While he climbed up the mountain, a friend named Mike Corbett accompanied him and supported his slips.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ John Husar (December 8, 1991). "Paraplegic Wellman climbs his way to the top". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
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