83: Find Your Inner Gold with Karen Darke
Karen Darke became paralyzed from the chest down in a climbing accident but became a Silver Medalist and Gold Medalist in the Paralympics representing England. In this episode:
- Growing up with a passion for rock climbing
- What happened during her climbing accident in Scotland?
- Running out of strength under an overhang and falling onto rocks below
- Waking up 3 days later and hearing that she is paralyzed from the chest down
- Her friend’s climbing accident death helped her live life to the fullest after her accident
- Removing herself from the mountains temporarily to heal emotionally
- Cycling through the Himalayan Mountains with friends for six weeks
- Kayaking from Vancouver to Alaska without transporting her wheelchair
- Crossing Greenland on a sit-skit
- Winning the Silver Medal in the 2012 Paralympics in her home country England
- Winning the Gold Medal in the 2016 Paralympics
- Breaking the land speed record at 41.86mph
- The number 79 and the Quest 79 mission – Find Your Inner Gold at the Pole of Possibility
You can learn more about Karen at karendarke.com and on Instagram @handbikedarke