TOUCH The Top Of The World is the incredible, inspiring story of world-class climber Erik Weihenmayer, from the terrible diagnosis that foretold of the loss of his eyesight, to his dream to climb mountains, and finally his quest to reach each of the Seven Summits.
Weihenmayer was born with retinoscheses, a degenerative eye disorder that would progressively unravel his retinas. Erik learned from doctors that he was destined to lose his sight by the age of 13. Yet from early on, he was determined to rise above this devastating disability and lead a fulfilling, exciting life. In Touch The Top of the World, Erik recalls his struggle to push past the limits placed on him by his visual impairment -- and by a seeing world. (Hodder and Stoughton £14.99).
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