Climb to ‘the roof’ of Africa

A British team of non-disabled and disabled climbers has become what is believed to be the first multi-ability group to reach the summit of Africa’s highest peak: Mount Kilimanjaro.

Altitude sickness and exhaustion prevented only a few of them from reaching the summit, which is 19340ft (5895m) above sea level.

The trek organisers – the charity Enham – hope the trip will encourage other people with disabilities to realise their full potential.

Bryan Magee, who is non-disabled, and his brother Jamie, who has left paralysis, both took part.

Bryan recorded an audio diary of his experiences. Here is his story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7558288.stm

BBC Radio Leicester - Chris Baxter

Gregory Rinaldi of BRAG Productions, the distributor of the film, arrived in Leicester on Friday to promote The Mountain Within, kicking off with an interview on BBC Radio Leicester. You can listen to the interview here (shortly after 1h 30m – this can only be accessed by those in the UK).

This followed a piece in the Leicester Mercury earlier in the week.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p003sds5/Chris_Baxter_24_07_2009/