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Briton Jesse Dufton has just 1% of his vision but he became the first blind person to lead a climb up the formidable Old Man of Hoy sea stack in the Orkney Islands. Legendary mountaineer Chris ...
Jesse Dufton, a blind British climber, recently turned heads with a lead of El Matador (5.10d) on Devils Tower in northeast Wyoming. This amazing ascent of El Matador (first climbed by Fred Beckey ...
Even as his vision declined, Jesse Dufton’s rock-climbing skills grew. Now, he is a fully blind elite climber, reliant on his wife to guide him up mountains. It’s a relationship built of trust ...
Click here for the original audio. Jesse Dufton is an avid traditional climber. He has scaled some of the most iconic rock faces across the world. If that is not impressive enough, Dufton is also ...
They say relationships are built on trust and perhaps there's no better example of that than Jesse Dufton and his wife. The blind climber, who has less than 1 per cent vision, has scaled some of ...
Jesse Dufton, 33, who lives in Loughborough, Leicestershire, is looking for a husky, rather than a labrador or retriever, to accompany him on expeditions to extreme environments. Applying for the ...
Jesse Dufton - The first blind person to lead climb the iconic 'Old Man of Hoy'Jesse Dufton - The first blind person to lead climb the iconic 'Old Man of Hoy' ...
Then, Jesse Dufton is an avid climber. He's also blind and relies on a headset and his wife Molly's guidance to climb. Jesse and Molly Dufton join us to talk about Jesse's career and his hopes for ...