After losing his fingers and toes this 85yo found a way to keep rock climbing | ABC NEWS
In 1994, Mr Corvini led a group of Canberra-based mountaineers on the first Australian ascent of the south and southwest ridges of the 6,812-metre-tall Ama Dablam in the heart of the Nepalese Himalayas.
The planned five-day trip ran into 10 days. When the expedition returned to base camp and Mr Corvini pulled off his boots and gloves, his fingers and toes were badly frostbitten. At the age of 56, he lost nine fingers and all his toes.
“I’ve had two lives: my life when I was very strong and nothing would stop me and the second life when I’ve become visibly disabled.”
He may no longer be able to tackle the most difficult routes at the crag, but Mr Corvini gets a new-found sense of joy from passing his love on to others.
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