Tag: paragliding
Two Adventurers to Swap Wheelchairs for Parachutes
'Skydiving is next on my list'
Tonio Mercieca and Christine Borg will be swapping their wheelchairs for a parachute later this month as they...
Paralysis couldn’t stop US skydiver from keeping his Wings for Life
DUBAI // Taking a painful incident and turning it into something positive is how paralysed US skydiver Jarrett Martin has responded in helping to...
Understanding Disability: Spinal cord injury doesn’t stop Santa Fe man from seeking adventures
The World Health Organization estimates every year between 250,000 and 500,000 people suffer a spinal cord injury from an accident.
Studies report that men account for 61 percent of all traumatic spinal cord injuries and women 39 percent.
At 17 years old, Gene Rodgers had plans to homestead in Alaska until he fell from a cliff, breaking his neck and causing instant paralysis from the shoulders down.