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7 Inspirational Action Sports Athletes That Have Overcome Disabilites

It just goes to show, nothing should stop you from achieving your goals

Jeremy McGhee is a surfer and rider from California who broke his back in a motorbike accident in 2001 and was left paralysed from the waist down. He didn’t lose his passion for sport, so decided to push himself by starting the Drop In Project.

As the name suggests, Drop In is Jeremy encouraging everyone to do the unfathomable by taking on a series of seemingly impossible tasks.

These include diving with Great White sharks, mountain biking through the Bolivian rainforest, surfing Indo, and helisking in Alaska – all as a paraplegic athlete.

Just check out this teaser for his first challenge – climbing California’s iconic Bloody Couloir and riding down it.

At 2,500ft long with a 50 degree pitch, tackling this couloir isn’t easy even when you have the use of your legs. An amazing feat!

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