Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

The first blind person to have made it to the top of Mount Everest, friend of the show Erik Weihenmayer.

So no mucking about this week.

We’re going to dive straight into this wide ranging interview  - in which Erik and I talk about how much we admire our mums, Erik tells us just what it takes to get to the top of Mount Everest and, hopefully, we do a good job promoting ‘No Barriers’ - his summit for young people which takes place later this month.

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

CALL or TEXT: 04 500 78834

EMAIL: studio1@visionaustralia.org   

TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork  and http://twitter.com/whingeingpom  

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GUESTS AND RESOURCES

Erik Weihenmayer’s 2022 No Barriers Summit 

YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO

August 25th-28th

https://nobarriersusa.org/ 

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[PHOTO CAPTION: Rakishly handsome adventurer, explorer and Studio 1 guest Erik Weihenmayer atop a high peak on a rather crisp-looking day, beneath a beautiful blue sky, snow-covered mountains in the background.]

Vision Australia gratefully acknowledges the support of the Community Broadcasting Foundation for Studio 1.