2020
The Blesma News for 2020 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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Rock bottom to top of the world - Blesma Member Hari Budha Magar's Story
28 September 2020
In 2010, Hari lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan with The Royal Gurkha Rifles. In the years following his injury, Hari took up ice and rock climbing and soon he began to follow his childhood dream of climbing Mount Everest. He was originally denied permission by the Nepalese tourism office to climb the world’s tallest peak because he doesn’t have legs. “I worked so hard in 2017 to get ready for the climb up Everest and I was actually training on a mountain when I found out. You can’t tell someone they can’t do something just be
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The Resilience Sessions - Jonny Benjamin and Stewart Harris
27 September 2020
The Resilience Sessions is a podcast series featuring compelling in-depth interviews, which bring to light life-changing and affirming experiences of Blesma veterans and the unknown personal struggles of celebrity guests who have fought to overcome hardship, including mental health difficulties, disability, devastating injury and bereavement. Please note that this episode features discussion of suicide and other subjects that some listeners may find upsetting. For information on useful helplines please search the "The Resilience Sessions" to find help and s
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The Chelsea History Festival finishes this weekend
25 September 2020
Blesma Member Harry Parker has been hard at work helping to organise this year's Chelsea History Festival, which this year will take part largely online. The past will be brought to life in an immersive mixture of digital and physical events for the Chelsea History Festival 2020. The Chelsea History Festival finishes on the 27th of September - so if you are interested in taking part in one of the many free virtual history talks make sure to act now! In response to the pandemic, their n
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Paul Rose Zoom Talk - Tonight
23 September 2020
You’re invited! A man at the front line of exploration and one of the world’s most experienced divers, field science and polar experts, Paul Rose helps scientists unlock and communicate global mysteries in the most remote and challenging regions of the planet. Former Vice President of the Royal Geographical Society and Chair of the Expeditions and Fieldwork Division, Paul is currently Expedition Leader for the National Geographic Pristine Seas Expeditions. He was the Base Commander of Rothera Research Station, Antarctica, for the British Antarctic Surve
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