Miles Hilton-Barber the blind explorer

by Rebecca Karlsson

Start with your dream not with your circumstances" Miles Hilton-Barber Miles has been blind since his early twenties, but he has not let that stop him. He decided to start with his dreams and not with his circumstances.

He has sought adventure and succeeded on expeditions to deserts, mountains and the polar regions. Until he was 50 years of age he had limited himself and his life because of his blindness. Until his brother told him one day that your potential  to success is in your head not in the things going on around you. Here is an aoutcast of his achievments. Visit his webbpage http://www.mileshilton-barber.com/ for mor information.

 

  • First blind pilot to undertake a 55-day, 21,000 kilometre microlight flight from London to Sydney
  • Man-hauling a sledge over 250 miles across Antarctica
  • Completing "The Toughest Foot-race on Earth" - 150 miles across the Sahara Desert
  • Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt. Blanc- Africa's/Europe's highest mountains
  • Setting the Malaysian Grand Prix lap record for a blind driver in a 230kph Lotus
  • Completing the "Coldest Marathon on Earth"- the Siberian Ice Marathon