The doctors said he’d never walk again — but Keith defied the odds to become a champion climber
26 September 2017
Keith Lynch’s life was changed forever by a skydiving accident in 2010. He suffered breaks in his back and leg before developing septicaemia. .
He awoke from a coma to be told that he was unlikely ever to walk again. His response to this devastating news?
Keith, who lives in Penicuik in Midlothian, overcame the challenge of walking, but didn’t stop there. In 2013, he took up climbing and has since become a Scottish champion, winning a place on the Great British team .
From skydiving tragedy to paraclimbing champion
From losing a leg in a skydiving accident to becoming Scottish Paraclimbing Champion.
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