49 Donovan Tildesley - The Blind Skier
Low Pressure Podcast: Skiing's First Podcast · Redmark Media
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Show Notes
Have you ever been in a white out and said something like, "I couldn't see a thing up there!" Donovan Tildesley can relate. He's been visionless from birth. Donovan was born with a condition known as Leiber's Amaurosis, which left him without retinas. Despite this fact, his parents were determined to expose him to any and all activities that a sighted child would be included in. Donovan began skiing at age three.
He makes it up to Whistler Blackcomb a handful of times a year where he can be found skiing double black diamonds with the assistance of the Whistler Adaptive Sports Program. The program coaches individuals with sensory, cognitive or physical disabilities, offering specialized equipment, therapeutic programming and alpine ski instruction for a range of participants.
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