One-legged Bedford climber's record ascent called off
His planned ascent, alongside former professional rugby player Ed Jackson, 36, from Bath, was due to begin on Friday.Mr Tarrant explained he "had an abscess in my leg or a slight inflammation and I was advised by people in the UK that it was worth getting some fluid taken out of it".He said that despite "making sure" a llocal doctor "understood what I was asking for" his leg had been "cut open".The disability activist said doctors in the UK had advised him he was now at "massive risk" of infection and that he would be unable to wear a prosthetic for "maybe weeks".
Mr Tarrant and Jackson had expected the climb to take 10 days but have set three weeks aside in Kyrgyzstan for the challenge.They were raising money for the charity Millimetres 2 Mountains, an outdoor- focused mental health charity.Mr Tarrant said: "It [the climb] was supposed to be a world first for people with disability and it's just turned into this. "I had a whole month planned here and I'm returning tomorrow [Wednesday] to urgently go to hospital. I'm just disappointed."
His mother had hoped his motorbike crash would be "the end of him doing stupid things" but it has instead motivated him to keep challenging himself.He explained: "Initially after my injury, I thought I want to make sure this this doesn't hold me back and it doesn't mean that I can't complete things I would have done before. "Now I've kind of gone full circle where I'm actually going to try and do things which I would never have done if I hadn't had my injury. "It almost makes the whole thing worth it. It's like I need to try and make the most out of the cards I've been dealt to the point where I actually have a better life than I would have had before the injury."
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