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Mountaineer
The photo shows Hugh Herr climb the rock height of 70 meters, despite the fact that both his legs were amputated as a teenager.
One of dentures fell off during the last climb, but Hugh calmly pulled his rope and got to the top.
Hugh Herr is working in a laboratory at MIT, which creates bionic legs for people who have lost limbs. He insists that the dentures - not as a limitation, but rather an advantage.
In 1982, Hugh Herr, who was then 17 years old, with a friend climbed Mount Washington in New Hampshire, but unfortunately caught in a strong storm.
Hugh says: "We were going fast as they could, but tightened conditions - strong winds knocked down, intense snowfall has filled up all the roads. We survived due to the fact that dug into the snow cave and lay there, huddled together to warm up.
Our feet were numb quickly. It's hard to think clearly when it's hypothermia. We dug a few miles from the motorway, when they could not take a step further. The hope of salvation is gradually evaporated. We lay there, hugging and thought that the sooner we die, the better.
Random people came across our footprint, which led him to our snow cave, and we were taken there by helicopter.
We have lain in the hospital for several months and then my legs amputated ».
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One of dentures fell off during the last climb, but Hugh calmly pulled his rope and got to the top.
Hugh Herr is working in a laboratory at MIT, which creates bionic legs for people who have lost limbs. He insists that the dentures - not as a limitation, but rather an advantage.
In 1982, Hugh Herr, who was then 17 years old, with a friend climbed Mount Washington in New Hampshire, but unfortunately caught in a strong storm.
Hugh says: "We were going fast as they could, but tightened conditions - strong winds knocked down, intense snowfall has filled up all the roads. We survived due to the fact that dug into the snow cave and lay there, huddled together to warm up.
Our feet were numb quickly. It's hard to think clearly when it's hypothermia. We dug a few miles from the motorway, when they could not take a step further. The hope of salvation is gradually evaporated. We lay there, hugging and thought that the sooner we die, the better.
Random people came across our footprint, which led him to our snow cave, and we were taken there by helicopter.
We have lain in the hospital for several months and then my legs amputated ».
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