Iain Fryatt Summits Mt Kilimanjaro in a Mountain Trike

Author: Mountain Trike Company - Contact: mountaintrike.co.uk
Published: 2014/10/23 - Updated: 2016/09/23
Topic: Disability Press Releases - Publications List

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Synopsis: Iain Fryatt, using his Mountain Trike, reaches Uhuru Peak on Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest free standing mountain in the world.

Introduction

On 13th October 2014 at 10.46 Iain Fryatt achieved something he never thought would be possible - he reached Uhuru Peak on Mt Kilimanjaro. At 5895m this is the highest free standing mountain in the world. A feat attempted by 15,000 people a year, but completed by only 40%.

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The difference between their attempts and Iain's was that he completed the climb using his Mountain Trike - an all-terrain wheelchair - a first for Iain and a world first for Mountain Trike.

Iain has a condition called Friedreich's Ataxia, which he was diagnosed with at the age of nine. It is a degenerative disease that primarily affects the nervous system and the heart, meaning that Iain needs to use a wheelchair.

Iain and his team followed the Rongai Route, taking 8 days to climb the mountain and 2 days to descend it.

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A happy Iain at Uhuru Peak on Mt Kilimanjaro in his Mountain Trike
A happy Iain at Uhuru Peak on Mt Kilimanjaro in his Mountain Trike
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Talking about his experience, Iain says, "Although there were a variety of landscapes the Trike went through, they all had one thing in common... Rocks! At times these sorely tested the mettle of the Mountain Trike, at other times they meant that I had to be pulled, pushed or lifted to get round them. Despite these obstacles the Mountain Trike survived the trek, having only sustained a broken steering cable. Without the Mountain Trike it would not have been possible for me to take part in this adventure which only a few years ago I couldn't even dream of doing."

Iain and his team - his Dad, his partner Karen, two brothers Callum, Craig, cousin Billy and Team Medic, Nick - embarked on the challenge of a lifetime to raise money for Ataxia, UK to help fund research into a possible new treatment called Nicotinamide, which may stop the condition progressing and may even turn it around.

Tim Morgan, Managing Director and inventor of the Mountain Trike says, "It is an amazing achievement for Iain to have made it to the summit of Kilimanjaro. The Mountain Trike has been used to ascend mountains in the UK such as Snowden and Ben Nevis but has never been used before to climb the extremely challenging mountain of Mt Kilimanjaro - we supplied Iain and his team with spare bits of kit in case they needed them. I had every confidence that the Mountain Trike would live up to its reputation and get Iain to the top. To come back with just a broken steering cable is testament to the high spec technology and quality components which go into the Mountain Trike. I'm proud of Iain and proud that the Mountain Trike has helped him achieve his dream."

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