Guidetti poles embarked on the “Blind Summits” adventure
"Blind Summits"
It's a great adventure just the way we like them: Spanish athletes involved in the "Cumbres a Ciegas" (Blind Summits) project who will accompany Gérard to climb the summits!
Gérard (Gérard Descarrega Puigdevall) is one of the best blind athletes in the world. With two Paralympic gold medals obtained in Rio and Tokyo in the 400m T11 event (totally blind). He is passionate about the mountains, he has incredible physical and mental abilities. At the age of 18, he became blind due to a genetic disease. But that didn't stop him!
Oscar Cadiach is a mountain guide, one of the greatest mountaineers in the world. He climbed 14 major peaks over 8,000 m without oxygen in 1984 and 2017!
Oscar and Xisco (Francisco López Smith) set up projects to conquer mountains never before reached by blind people. They help and inspire the international blind community and create unique documentaries.
This is how these three enthusiasts met and decided to climb the Pic d’Aneto in the Pyrenees (3404 m) together in 2020 and Mont Blanc in 2021.
These adventurers were equipped with Guidetti 3-section foldable 100% carbon poles. Ultra light and strong, they allowed them to overcome the most technical terrain and guide Gérard all along the way.
Crossing a torrent, avoiding a hole or getting through a very demanding scree slope, hiking poles allowed Gérard to replace some of the visual sensations thanks to the feeling between the tip of the pole and the ground. They provided him with great security and an unbreakable bond between him and his guide Oscar.
A magnificent adventure full of courage, self-improvement and humility, all in a grandiose setting.
Discover their expedition in the Pyrenees through this magnificent video story "Cumbres a Ciegas".
Xisco's next expedition planned: to Kenya, in March 2022, to help the local community, which has the largest number of visually impaired people in the world. Summit in sight: Point Batian on Mount Kenya, never climbed by a blind person.
