On the 8th of June 2006, Jimmy Goddard began the ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro using a specialist arm powered hand-bike. Out to set a new arm powered ascent record and to be the first paraplegic to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro.

On June 16th 2006, after nine days, Jimmy ascended higher than any other paraplegic by reaching an elevation of 5,650 meters but failed to reach the summit of the mountain.

Undaunted, Jimmy Goddard intends to go it again and reach the top. You can follow this extreme endurance challenge and root for Jimmy and his team at PushingHigher.com.

Go get’em Jimmy!