Paraplegic climber scales Hong Kong skyscraper
This paraplegic climber scaled a skyscraper
Location: Hong Kong, China
Lai Chi-wai attempted to scale the 980ft-tall Nina Tower
After more than 10 hours of climbing
he managed to pulled himself up past the 820ft mark
(SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) PROFESSIONAL PARAPLEGIC CLIMBER, LAI CHI-WAI, SAYING:"I was a quite scared. Climbing up a mountain, I can hold onto rocks, or little holes. but with glass, all I can really rely on is the rope that I'm hanging off of."
The event raised $671,000 for spinal cord patients
Lai Chi-wai was one of the world’s top climbers
before a road accident left him paralyzed from the waist down
(SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) PROFESSIONAL PARAPLEGIC CLIMBER, LAI CHI-WAI, SAYING:"Apart from just living, I wondered what drives me? So, I began to chase that, knowing that there was a possibility I could climb mountains, even in a wheelchair, that I could be a climber again, I found some direction in life knowing that I could do what I wanted in life."
