For many people climbing Mount Everest is considered the ultimate test of human endurance, an iconic challenge that pushes a climber’s physical and mental resilience to the absolute limits.  

In this week’s episode of Talking in the Dark Evie speaks with founder of the DeafBlind Everest Project, and deafblind climber Caroline Pakenaite. 

Through this week’s conversation Evie learns all about Caroline’s experience with Usher’s Syndrome - a degenerative sight and hearing condition, including some of the considerable challenges her diagnosis presented her with as well as the many ways that she has worked to adapt to her changing circumstances. 

Caroline also discusses the wonderful DeafBlind Everest Project explaing the training that is involved with preparing to summit Everest, and her even bigger aim for the project of raising awareness around deafblindness. 

This was a fantastic conversation with a wonderful guest and we thank Caroline very much for joining Evie on her podcast.