25.11.2020 - Mount Cho La (Nepal, Solukhumbu - 5.420 m.)
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.
The Himalayas heal.
Check out link in bio to read about what keeps my smile lit and for trail tales since #traumaticbraininjury led to severe #visionloss and life from the darkest of days to Himalayan highs.
Jill Wheatley
Canada, Toronto
Climbed Mountain : 7
3.000 m. Above Summit : 7
3.000 m. Below Summit : 0
Mount : 7
3.000 m. : 7
3.000 m. : 0
2022-12-20 12:00:51
Jill Wheatley, uploaded a summit registry.
27.11.2020 - Mount Ama Dablam (Nepal, Khumbu - 6.812 m.)
At the end of the day we can endure more than we think we can.
My summit smile beams gratitude for those who have guided and never given up when I thought I could endure no more; today with Himalayan sized gratitude for @sportvinayak encouraging every step.
More about the Ama Dablam summit soon, til then, check out Mountains of My Mind for tr..... Read more
Jill Wheatley
Canada, Toronto
Climbed Mountain : 7
3.000 m. Above Summit : 7
3.000 m. Below Summit : 0
Mount : 7
3.000 m. : 7
3.000 m. : 0
2022-12-20 11:58:14
Jill Wheatley, uploaded a summit registry.
03.05.2021 - Mera Peak (Nepal, Hinku - 6.476 m.)
I am not what happened to me, I am who I chose to become.
Check out link in bio to follow along as I embrace life’s trail following traumatic brain injury which left me visually impaired.
Mera Peak 6 476m, Nepal
Jill Wheatley
Canada, Toronto
Climbed Mountain : 7
3.000 m. Above Summit : 7
3.000 m. Below Summit : 0
Mount : 7
3.000 m. : 7
3.000 m. : 0
2022-12-20 11:55:30
Jill Wheatley, uploaded a summit registry.
30.09.2021 - Mount Manaslu (Nepal, Gorkha - 8.156 m.)
A celebration of impermanence a top the true summit of the world’s 8th highest peak.
From the lowest of lows to the adventuring among the highest of the Himalayas, I am thankful for the strength traumatic brain injury and vision loss have taught me.
8 163m
Climb on.
More soon at http://www.mountainsofmymind.com
Jill Wheatley
Canada, Toronto
Climbed Mountain : 7
3.000 m. Above Summit : 7
3.000 m. Below Summit : 0
Mount : 7
3.000 m. : 7
3.000 m. : 0
2022-12-20 11:52:45
Jill Wheatley, uploaded a summit registry.
29.10.2021 - Mount Himlung Himal (Nepal, Manaslu - 7.126 m.)
Embracing every step of the life I nearly lost.
Himlung ~ thankful for a safe, quick, successful climb atop 7 126 m in anticipation of inspiring challenges ahead.
More soon at http://www.mountainsofmymind.com
Jill Wheatley
Canada, Toronto
Climbed Mountain : 7
3.000 m. Above Summit : 7
3.000 m. Below Summit : 0
Mount : 7
3.000 m. : 7
3.000 m. : 0
2022-12-20 00:03:35
Jill Wheatley, uploaded a summit registry.
22.07.2022 - Mount K2 (Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan - 8.611 m.)
K2 ~ I did not get here alone.
Thankful for health, safety and every character who has become part of my story.
The wake of #traumaticbraininjury #visionloss & #recovery prepared me for the “savage mountain”.
Jill Wheatley
Canada, Toronto
Climbed Mountain : 7
3.000 m. Above Summit : 7
3.000 m. Below Summit : 0
Mount : 7
3.000 m. : 7
3.000 m. : 0
2022-12-19 23:52:36
Jill Wheatley, uploaded a summit registry.
28.05.2022 - Mount Makalu (Nepal, Khumbu - 8.481 m.)
A dance with death, life brought me to the edge, yet now I choose to walk it.
On Makalu summit day, climbing the 5th highest peak on our planet, my 4th 8000er and 3rd of the season, like the mess of old ropes remaining on the mountain, I got tangled in frustration connected to my vision. I know better; I know I have work to do.
Quietly I clim..... Read more