Natsha Lambert

Disabled sailor and adventurer

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Mountain climbing

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Pen y fan successfully climbed 2014 – my first mountain climb! – took months of planning, firstly finding a mountain that would be suitable with a good path then sending 2 members of our team to survey it plus lots of walking practice to build up to the climb !

I may not be able to walk unaided but with the help of a hart walker I have been walking since I was 3 and absolutely love it! I walk every day. It usually takes 2 people to help get me in the brace and on the wheels .

This is my best bit of kit as well as my boat of course!

With the help of my walker I can climb mountains!

Think I’m probably the first person with cerebral palsy to climb a mountain with a walker!🏔

So far I have climbed Pen y fan in Wales, Kippur in the Wicklow mountains Ireland and the biggest Cairngorm in Scotland . Plans for the future …definitely more mountain climbing!!

Always looking for more challenges if anyone knows of a fairly accessible Mountain please get in touch! 😉😃

Natasha’s equipment

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I’m Amanda, Natasha’s Mum and I will be blogging mostly about Natasha’s equipment.

To enable Natasha to lead the very active life she loves, there are various pieces of kit that help her – our house is full of specialist equipment, wheelchairs, walkers, Physiotherapy aids , tech stuff and lots lots of Velcro and lots of spare parts! Gary is always fixing or adjusting something! I spend lots of time ordering the spares, looking at new bits of kit and making appointments! For example Today’s job is replacing a knee joint on the walker and then ordering up some replacements…

Calvert Trust

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  • The Calvert Trust is located in the lake district, and offers tons of great outdoor experiences for people with disabilities (and their families!). We recenly visited them for a weekend, and Natasha hadn’t been back since she was 10! This was where she originally fell in love with sailing.

It can be hard to know what Natasha is capable of until you meet her, but our guide, Chris, did an excellent job of sussing it out when we arrived. We traded the (somewhat passive) canoe ride for a morning spent rock climbing and swinging from the ceiling. We traded a leisurely walk in the valley of the mountains for a hike up Latrigg. It was great fun and the views of the beautiful lake district were paired with a fantastic facility. The food was pretty great too!

Natasha likes to be as independent as possible, so the more she can particpate in the activities, the better. Chris picked up on that and made our experience there really wonderful. Next time, though, an even bigger mountain!

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