News Blip: Wheelchair Expedition
Berkeley News Reports On Handicap MBA Embarking On Trek In Chile's Torres del Paine National Park To Raise Awareness Of People With Disabilities
Berkeley MBA student Alvaro Silberstein unfortunately became paralyzed due to a car accident when he was 18. This has not affected his curiosity to venture outdoors and explore mother nature. Alvaro organized an expedition called "Wheel the World" of more than a dozen team members to trek Patagonia and film the process in order to make others aware that the outdoors is accessible to all.
Berkeley News writer Brett Israel relays in his article: "The plan was to trek three iconic routes in a wheelchair at the southern tip of the Andes, in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. The routes would include a strenuous hike to the Mirador Base de las Torres and hikes to Refugio Los Cuernos and the Grey Glacier Lake." In order to complete this trip, Alvaro needed to obtain a special wheelchair for the outdoors- which he did. He also donated the chair the park after the trip to create a guide so that others could use the chair in the future on similar expeditions.
Check out the full story at Berkeley News right here.
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