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Paul Pritchard And The Totem Pole
The British adventurer who was seriously injured on a climb, but returned 18 years later.
In February 1998, Paul Pritchard, then one of the world's leading rock climbers, suffered a life-changing brain injury while attempting to ascend a fearsome route in Tasmania called the Totem Pole. After years of rehab, he returned to complete the climb in 2016 using a single arm to pull himself up. Paul Pritchard talks to Simon Watts.
PHOTO: Paul Pritchard on the Totem Pole (personal collection)
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