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France, the English Channel before the English Channel...

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France, the English Channel before the English Channel...

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Linking the Grey-Nez and Blanc-Nez capes, 30 km in water at 16 degrees, is the new challenge that Philippe Croizon, the four-amputee athlete, has set himself to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his crossing of the English Channel. From August 24 to 31, he will be accompanied by 5 para-swimmers from his academy.

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Two Italian amputees at the top of Mont Blanc, a frosty challenge

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Two Italian amputees at the top of Mont Blanc, a frosty challenge

Crédit photo : Handicap.fr

August1,  2020. Blanc. 4810 meters above sea level. Oxygen is scarce but Andrea Lanfri and Massimo Coda have never felt so alive. Amputees, these two Italian climbers have just completed the third part of their crazy challenge: climbing five of the highest peaks of Italy, with one leg for two men. By mid-July, they had already reached the Great Paradise (4061 m) and the Marmolada (3343 m).

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