Climbing event for those with visual disabilities

Climbing event for those with visual disabilities

CHIBA, Japan - A climber with impaired sight climbs a 13-meter-tall practice wall during an international event at a gymnasium in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2010. Twenty-five climbers including those from Japan, Italy, Malaysia, Russia and Spain took part in the two-day event. (Kyodo)

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  • 2010/12/06 00:00:00
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