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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 named Mark Corbin accompanied him and supported his slips.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://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|author=John Husar|title=Paraplegic Wellman climbs his way to the top|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=December 8, 1991|accessdate=January 28, 2009}}</ref> |
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]], injury 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 Mark Corbin accompanied him and supported his slips.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://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|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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Revision as of 23:26, 12 April 2013
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 caudron for the opening of the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta after carrying the flaming torch up a 120-foot rope.
Climb
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, injury 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 Mark Corbin accompanied him and supported his slips.[1]
References
- ^ John Husar (December 8, 1991). "Paraplegic Wellman climbs his way to the top". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
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