A Journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
A story of recovery from a severe head injury
A Journey of recovery from severe head injury
I had been a rock climber for 10 years when a serious climbing accident in 2003 caused me to re-evaluate my leisure pursuits
Together we have climbed, dived, mountain biked and skied in a variety of places around the world. In 1999/2000 we took 6 months off work for climbing and diving around the world.
Then in early 2003 I had a serious fall whilst ice climbing in North Wales, suffering severe head injuries and multiple fractures.
I was discharged from hospital after 5 weeks and I attended the Royal National Hospital for Rhumatic Disease in
I took up running, initially as a means to get back to some level of fitness after the accident. In doing this I have raised nearly £8000 for Headway - the brain injury association.
I raised these funds by running my first marathon in 2004, then took part in the 40 mile High Peak Marathon in 2005.
In 2006 I have done something that should have been easier, not in winter or the dark. I ran the Pembrokeshire Coast Path at the end of May, ‘only’