In fall 2004, I was part of Erik Weihenmayer's Climbing Blind team. Our goal was to lead six blind Tibetan teenagers to the summit of Lhakpa Ri (23,000ft), a glaciered mountain on the north side of Mt. Everest. Weihenmayer, the first and only blind person to summit Mt. Everest, invited me on the expedition to lead Kyla, then an 18-year young woman who has been blind since birth, and to cover the adventure in the media. In addition to writing about our experience for magazines, I produced and narrated a first-person story for NPR “Weekend Edition Saturday,” www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4652231. Our journey was also made into a film called Blindsight www.blindsightthemovie.com/ that is being release nationally after scooping up awards last year’s film festivals worldwide.
Blindsight opens in NYC in March 7, 2008 at the IFC Center (325 Sixth Ave) in New York City. Tickets available:www.ifccenter.com/film?filmid=55443. The movie will be opening in other cities across America throughout the March. Check local listings.
Would love for you to see it and hear your thoughts! Enjoy the show! Stefani
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