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Another climber, American Aron Ralston who amputated his own right arm with a dull blade after becoming pinned by a boulder at the bottom of a canyon, has continued to scale mountains.
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He intends to climb Mount Everest next year with another explorer, Eric Larsen, to raise public awareness of climate change. It's the transformation of my life - from being this fun-seeking kid in my 20s, my life and happiness all built around my self-centred desires. Now, my fulfilment comes from causes.
Mr Curby described a leg prosthesis developed for snorkelling that attached to an amputee's leg and had a flipper that could be moved up or down. The challenge was in finding a hand prosthesis that allowed full hand and arm movement and that was waterproof, he said. The older devices, using technology called body-powered prosthetics, were waterproof but operated using a harness attached the body.
This made them impractical during swimming, which involved a lot of upper body movement that could loosen the harness. Newer technology that didn't require a harness - myo-electric prosthetics - were not waterproof, he said. There have been examples of amputees achieving physical feats using prosthetic limbs, said Sandeep Gupta, state amputee adviser for Enable NSW.
He told of former a ice skater, who lost her lower leg in a boat crash on Sydney Harbour, and had sought to return to the ice. The water leg featured an artificial foot that could be extended so a dive fin could be used as normal. In Able Seaman de Gelder's favour in resuming physical activities was that he was younger and likely to be stronger than most amputees, Mr Gupta said. From one amputee to another: The Sydney Morning Herald. Both legs later had to be amputated at mid thigh.
The accident had made him a more focused climber and person, he said in November. Share your thoughts with other customers.
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