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Spencer West Has No Legs, But He's Walking for Water

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.06.2013 | Canada Impact
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Never tell Spencer West that he can't do something. A congenital spinal disorder rendered his legs useless, so at age five, West underwent a double amputation to remove them. His biggest challenge -- so far -- was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for charity last June. Today, we were with West as he kicked off the We Walk 4Water campaign, starting a 300-kilometre trek from Edmonton to Calgary.

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough For Google Users

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 03.20.2013 | Canada Travel
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Adventure travellers take note: Google has literally taken the legwork out of climbing the world's tallest peaks. The search engine giant announce...

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Five Lessons from Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Anne Day | Posted 12.29.2012 | Canada Travel
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As Nina Spencer stood in her smart business suit and high heels, it seemed incongruous that she'd actually climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. But she did, and she came back changed by the experience. As she shared her story, with wonderful photos so we could literally get the picture, we were in awe of what she'd accomplished

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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to Help the Water Crisis in Tanzania

Ben Mulroney | Posted 12.16.2012 | Canada Impact
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It's been almost a year since a group of 22 relative strangers, including myself, excitedly accepted the challenge of scaling Mount Kilimanjaro. And on Friday, October 12, we will have begun our journey towards the summit in celebration of WaterCan's 25th anniversary.

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Elderly Vancouver Couple Set Mt. Kilimanjaro Record

The Huffington Post B.C. | Zi-Ann Lum | Posted 10.04.2012 | Canada British Columbia
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Age be damned. An elderly Vancouver couple successfully climbed Africa's highest mountain, becoming the oldest known couple to do so. Esther Kafer,...

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The Tiniest Man to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 07.01.2012 | Canada
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Climbing Kilimanjaro isn't particularly unique. It's an accomplishment, absolutely, but thousands of people do it every year. However they have all had something West does not: legs. Spencer is 2''7 in height, with no lower body below the pelvis. What he lacks in limbs, he more than makes up for in tenacity.

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