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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Barlow

Arena survivor hopes to ‘move mountains’ for disabled people after climb

A father who was paralysed in the Manchester Arena attack has said climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is just the start of his plan to “move mountains” for disabled people.

Martin Hibbert, 45, will fly to Tanzania next week and embark on the seven-day trek in a specially adapted wheelchair in the hope of raising £1 million for the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA).

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