Triumph Over Adversity
Adventure CV of Miles Hilton-Barber
Miles has taken part in many expeditions in hostile areas of the World. For starters, in April 1999, he completed the Marathon Des Sables, 150 miles on foot through the Sahara Desert in blisteringly high temperatures. Just over 18 months later, his next adventure was to haul a sled over 400km across the ice and snow of the Antarctic. Only frostbite prevented him from being the first blind person to reach the South Pole. In between times, Miles climbed in the Himalayas, to the top of Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mont Blanc in Europe plus a marathon in China! In 2002 he completed the Siberian Ice Marathon, qualified as a scuba diver, established a new world record for crossing the entire Qatar desert and took part in the 'Around the World in Eighty ways' event.
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"I can't even imagine the difficulties of travelling in polar regions without being able to see things. I once was semi-blind in the Arctic and everything became doubly problematic. Total blindness would have been nightmarish. My admiration for Miles is enormous…”
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
“Having spent many years in darkness during my incarceration in the Middle East, I have some small understanding of what it is to experience sight loss. It is therefore with great admiration that I give my support to Miles. He brings encouragement not only to the visually-impaired, but to thousands of others throughout the world.”
Terry Waites CBE
