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Jamie Andrew |
Jamie will set out to do
an “Iron Man Triathlon” length event that includes a
non-stop 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile cycle, and 26.2 mile
run. “This is one of the most grueling feats of
athletic endurance, even for able-bodied athletes” says
Jamie, “and for me as a quadruple amputee this looks set
to be my biggest challenge yet!”
IIPT Founder and President Louis D’Amore stated, “IIPT
is proud to support Jamie in this, the greatest
challenge he has set for himself to date. As with other
significant challenges Jamie has undertaken – it is
being done for a most worthy cause – to raise funds that
will provide prosthetic limbs to men women and children
in deprived parts of the world who lose arms and legs
each year due to war, landmines, disease and poverty. “ |
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Why the name
“Titanium Man Event?” Jamie explains: “Iron Man is a
registered trade mark, so instead this is Titanium Man,
named after the high performance metal of which my
prosthetic leg components are made. This looks set to be
my biggest challenge yet. In order to complete my
Titanium Man Challenge, I need your help! I need your
sponsorship!”
More details are available at
www.titaniumman.co.uk and
www.500miles.co.uk.
To support and sponsor Jamie’s bold challenge that will
contribute to improving the lives of amputees in
deprived areas of the world, Please click
here.
Jamie received the IIPT Achievement Award, together with
other members of his climbing team at the 2nd Global
Summit on Peace through Tourism held in Geneva 2002.
Together with two climbers from India, two climbers from
Pakistan, and two climbers from sponsoring organizations
UIAA and IUCN, the team climbed several peaks in the
Swiss Alps, notably the Monch (4099m).
The purpose of the IUCN/UIAA supported climb was to
underline the importance of protecting mountain
environments and to highlight the success of the Swiss
Government in achieving UNESCO natural World Heritage
status for the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region.
The climb also promoted the creation of trans-boundary
protected areas, in particular the Siachen Glacier
between India and Pakistan, the scene of the longest
running military conflict in the world. This was the
first time the flags of India and Pakistan had flown
together on a mountain summit.
Jamie Andrew is from Edinburgh, Scotland who with close
friend Jamie Fisher was one of a young generation of
British alpine climbers attempting difficult climbs in
the greater ranges. In February 1999 both climbers were
caught in a ferocious storm near the summit of Les
Droites in the Mont Blanc Range. Tragically Jamie Fisher
did not survive the 5 nights the climbers were trapped
and Jamie Andrew suffered severe frostbite which
resulted in the amputation of both hands and both feet.
Jamie made an inspirational recovery from his injuries
and within 18 months of his accident, and using custom
built artificial legs and walking sticks, he climbed Ben
Nevis to raise funds for charity. He has also made a
return to ski-ing and ice climbing. In March this year
Jamie ran the London Marathon raising funds for charity
and in May he took part in an international rock
climbing meet with the theme of overcoming barriers to
participation.
About International Institute for Peace through Tourism
(IIPT)
IIPT is dedicated to fostering and facilitating tourism
initiatives which contribute to international
understanding and cooperation, an improved quality of
environment, the preservation of heritage, and poverty
reduction, and through these initiatives, help bring
about a more peaceful and sustainable world.
IIPT’s mission is to mobilize travel and tourism, the
world’s largest industry, as the world’s first ‘Global
Peace Industry,’ an industry that promotes and supports
the belief that ‘Every traveler is potentially an
Ambassador for Peace.’
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