Wounded Warrior Team to Climb Denali, the Highest Mountain in North America
Chartis and Others to Support Wounded Warriors, Including Two Double-Leg Amputees, in Effort to Tackle 20,320-Foot Climb to Raise Awareness and Inspire Disabled
The team includes five climbers, with only four "good legs" between
them, from three wars and two generations: retired Army Sgt. Neil
Duncan, 29, a double-leg amputee injured in Afghanistan; Marine Capt.
David Borden, 31, who, after losing his leg above the knee to a suicide
bomb in Iraq in 2008, returned to combat in Afghanistan in 2011;
retired Army Cpl. Steve Martin, 42, a double-leg amputee injured in
Afghanistan; retired Army Capt. Jesse Acosta, 34, who suffered
permanent damage to hip, leg and back in Iraq; and retired Army Sgt.
Kirk Bauer, JD, 64, an above-knee amputee injured in Vietnam and the
Executive Director of Disabled Sports USA for the past 29 years.
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