Tetraplegic aims to be first with complete spinal injury to climb Mt Kilimanjaro
A British man aiming to become the first complete spinal injury tetraplegic to climb Mount Kilimanjaro said he is “massively excited” to finally attempt the challenge he had wanted to undertake before his injury.
Max Levene, 31, told the PA news agency he set his sights on reaching the summit of the largest mountain in Africa while living in Kenya when he was 17 but three months later he broke his neck while playing rugby.
Mr Levene, a civil servant based in east, said: “I actually broke my neck while playing rugby for my school in England, and at that point, obviously, my life changed significantly and I just never even considered climbing the mountain would ever be an option.
