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Judi Lynn

(160,707 posts) Mon Jul 25, 2016, 10:33 PM Jul 2016

Boston Marathon bombing amputee scales mountain in Ecuador

Source: Belfast Telegraph

Boston Marathon bombing amputee scales mountain in Ecuador

Published
25/07/2016

Boston Marathon bombing survivor Adrianne Haslet before running in the 120th Boston Marathon (AP)

A professional ballroom dancer who lost a leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings has scaled Ecuador's third-highest mountain.

Adrianne Haslet, who ran the entire 26.2-mile race last spring, has now reached the summit of 18,996ft Volcan Cayambe with a team of climbers from the Range of Motion Project.

The non-profit group helps provide prosthetic limbs to people around the world who do not have access to them.

The expedition reached the summit of the snow-capped mountain on Sunday. Ms Haslet tweeted: "I can hardly put it into words."

Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/boston-marathon-bombing-amputee-scales-mountain-in-ecuador-34911790.html

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Boston Marathon bombing amputee scales mountain in Ecuador (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2016 OP

amazing still_one Jul 2016 #1

Former crisis actor climbs hill. Big deal! PersonNumber503602 Jul 2016 #2

Sadly, those people are out there. Theres even a website. 7962 Jul 2016 #8

They are so frustrating PersonNumber503602 Jul 2016 #9

What a bad ass iandhr Jul 2016 #3

... Skittles Jul 2016 #4

Let the word go forth to all the cowards using bombs to cause terror: Aristus Jul 2016 #5

I want someone to show this to christx30 Jul 2016 #6

Damn good idea!! 7962 Jul 2016 #7

still_one

(92,551 posts)

1. amazing

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 10:33 PM

Jul 2016

PersonNumber503602

(1,134 posts)

2. Former crisis actor climbs hill. Big deal!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 10:46 PM

Jul 2016

Just kidding. No, really I am kidding.

This is awesome. Good for her.

7962

(11,841 posts)

8. Sadly, those people are out there. Theres even a website.

Reply to PersonNumber503602 (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:17 AM

Jul 2016

Apparently many of the worlds political leaders are actually actors/doubles, too. Its so stupid the Westboro Baptist folks look at them and say "Man, you guys are nuts"

PersonNumber503602

(1,134 posts)

9. They are so frustrating

Reply to 7962 (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:43 AM

Jul 2016

They are all over YouTube too. I assume a lot of it is mental illness, but there are just so many.

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

3. What a bad ass

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Mon Jul 25, 2016, 10:59 PM

Jul 2016

Skittles

(153,321 posts)

4. ...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 11:53 PM

Jul 2016

people like this gal make me feel inadequate

Aristus

(66,531 posts)

5. Let the word go forth to all the cowards using bombs to cause terror:

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 12:04 AM

Jul 2016

You may succeed in detonating your bombs. But you will fail to keep us down...

christx30

(6,241 posts)

6. I want someone to show this to

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 12:07 AM

Jul 2016

Tsarnaev Remind him that he'll die in a cage, and one of his victims is doing this amazing thing.
Remind him that this woman is brave, and he's a coward.

7962

(11,841 posts)

7. Damn good idea!!

Reply to christx30 (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:14 AM

Jul 2016

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