Month: April 2016

Jack Morgan, who following a fall five years ago was left paralysed has completed a personal challenge that he set himself by making it to the top of one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks. Jack used his Mountain Trike – a self-propelled off-road wheelchair to make the ascent from Horton in Ribblesdale to the summit of Pen-y-Ghent. He was joined on Saturday’s (23 April 2016) event by friends, family and members of the Cave Rescue Organisation, for which he was raising funds. They made the 11km (7-mile) trip with the 36-year-old lecturer in cool but good conditions to the summit of the 694m (2,277ft) fell. Jack said: “While it was physically tough going up, the downhill was more worrying. “The chance of losing control was higher, and made it a bit more fraught.” His effort has so far raised more than £1,800 for the Clapham-based team, whose volunteers go to the aid…

The last time I was featured on the Mountain Trike blog I was showing my Trixie bike attachment to walk Jupes (my dog). This was around June/July 2015 and I had injured my shoulder and been told it would take a year to heal. Today, April 17th I have just done my first 10k ever and I have done it in my Mountain Trike. It has been a fabulous day as I did it all on my own and in 1:33:14 which I am so proud of. Previously I have done an 18 mile Fright Hike in the trike – we were the first ever wheelchair team for Support Dogs. In September I am going up Snowdon with a team again for Support Dogs in my Trike. The 10k though stands out as it was me on my own and I  did it from start to finish without help…

Photo caption: Aaron test riding a Mountain Trike News Summary:  Aaron Phipps, who after contracting meningitis which had a major impact on his life, is no stranger to challenges – he has represented Team GB in the London 2012 Paralympics wheelchair rugby squad and is now facing his biggest challenge yet, as he plans to complete the London Marathon this month and summit Mount Kilimanjaro in May. For further information contact: Jayne Fishwick, jayne@mountaintrike.co.uk or 07969 097152 Full Story: UK Paralympian’s greatest challenge Aaron Phipps has been a long term supporter of both Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and Shaw Trust after contracting meningitis in 1999. As a result of the disease Aaron needed both legs amputating below the knee as well as the tips of his fingers. His determination has seen him compete in wheelchair races and representing Team GB at the London 2012 Paralympic Games as part of the wheelchair rugby squad. In 2016 Aaron…