[Nfbmd] [acb-l] Expedition impossible

[Melissa Ann Riccobono]

This "blind guy" is Eric Weinmayer--the first blind person to climb Mount.
Everest.  I'll have to check out this show one of these times.
Melissa

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Do you know what "blind guy" this is? :)

 Chris

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From: "Yvonne" <yvonne625 at verizon.net
Subject: [acb-l] Expedition impossible
Date sent: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:14:53 -0400

Hi everyone,



Thought I would give an update on the TV show Expedition impossible

that has Eric, sorry can't remember last name, the blind guy.  So it has
been
4 shows now, the show has teams of 3 racing through Morocco and I am happy
to say that team no limits (Eric's team) has been in the top 2 for the last
2 weeks.  The first show had some people from other teams saying it would be
embarrassing to lose to a blind guy, but everyone is well past that now.
Eric's brother and another guy make up team no limits and bells are used for
Eric to follow.  His team is treated like all the other teams with a little
blurb from someone on the team each week, and yes Eric's team generally says
something about how he can or sometimes cannot do all parts of the
challenges.  It is cool to see the other teams gain respect and start to see
past the blindness and over all I think it is showing blind people in a good
light.



For those who want to check it out the show Expedition impossible airs on
ABC, Thursday nights, 9pn eastern time.





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