A blind lawyer and his boss are aiming to complete 24 mountain peaks in 24 hours to show he can push his body “to the limit like everyone else can”.Michael Smith, 33, from Finsbury Park in north London, will be tethered to his work colleague, Jack Stacy, 38, who lives in London Bridge, for 24 hours as they take on the challenge while raising £150,000 for SeeAbility, a charity offering support for those who live with sight loss or those who have a learning disability or autism.
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00:00And in a great way, it's a metaphor, showing people in life that you've got to be a bit
00:30You've got all this great technology out there to help people now who can't see terribly well
00:35But you always need that human touch with you
00:36And Jack I trust tremendously at work, but I'm going to have to trust in me even more
00:40when we're summiting these peaks in 24 hours
00:43I'm not able to see the ground beneath me or where I'm planting my feet
00:48So there's going to be a bit of danger throughout, a lot of fatigue
00:53Communication is going to be the greatest challenge involved here and concentration