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Man seriously hurt in Manchester Arena bomb climbs Mount Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair in incredible feat
13.06.2022 - 11:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Manchester Arena bomb survivor says he is "so proud" after climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair. Martin Hibbert says he now hopes to change attitudes to disability after completing the incredible feat.
Martin, from Bolton, was the closest person to the bomb to survive following the atrocity in May 2017. However, the football agent suffered injuries compared to ‘being shot 22 times at point-blank range’, including damage to his spinal cord which left him paralysed from the waist down, and was warned that he might never walk again.
His daughter Eve also suffered life-changing injuries. He decided to attempt to scale Africa's highest peak to raise £1m for the Spinal Injuries Association, and is halfway to his target. You can donate here.
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He used a specially adapted wheelchair and had a support team that included friends, members of the charity, medical staff and a number of expert local guides and porters as he battled severe weather conditions. Only 65 percent of climbers who attempt the climb complete it, making his achievement even more incredible.
Once he reached Gilman's point, one of the mountain's three official summits, Martin scattered some of the ashes of his mum Janice, who passed away last November, whilst playing her favourite song, For All We Know by The Carpenters.
Speaking of the moment he reached the summit, he said: "I could just see the sign at the top, I didn't know whether to laugh, cry. It was just such a relief to get there and that we'd done it." BBC Breakfast had two staff with Martin during the climb and filmed the moment he was carried over huge boulders to
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