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Thursday, 25 May, 2023

Deafness can’t stop this climber reaching her peak – Evening Standard

Morag Skelton is living proof that the outdoors is for everyone: she doesn’t let being deaf limit her to what is possible on a mountainside, and is heading towards becoming a Mountaineering Climbing Instructor, the highest nationally recognised UK qualification in the field. “Lipreading while hanging on a rock is a challenge,” says the Scottish climber with a smile.

Not that it has been simple, getting to where she is today. “Often people forget to keep eye contact with me so that I can lipread,” she says. “I miss bits of information and can take a bit longer to understand what people are trying to explain to me. But physical demonstrations can help ensure I understand topics clearly.”

Read more at: 
https://www.standard.co.uk/escapist/mountain-made/mountain-hearing-disability-climbing-berghaus-b1074826.html
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