: First Sports Crutch with attachable ‘feet’ for a variety of terrains

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Mountain Peaks No Match for Taunton Native.

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CTV National News: Canadian Spirit

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Rob Brown on a Canadian spirit that paved the way for a remarkable innovation:

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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with only one leg

A unique attitude has carried Sarah Doherty not just to the peak of Kilimanjaro, but over almost every obstacle she has encountered.

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An Uphill Climb

By Molly V. Strzelecki

In January of this year, Sarah Doherty OTR, BS, Reb. BC, hiked to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro on one leg and crutches.

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Local woman summits Kilimanjaro

By Shannon Bond, Coast Reporter

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Amputee climbs Africa’s highest peak

Sarah Doherty tests high-tech sports crutches developed at Bloorview

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High-tech crutches aid climber’s uphill battle

By Jessica Fargen, Boston Herald

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One leg enough for this climber

Technology, willpower drive Sunshine Coast mom to the top of Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro

By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun

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Leg Work

Nothing – not doubters, not amputation gets in Sarah Doherty’s way

By Colleen Friesen, Vancouver Magazine

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