THIS year, on the anniversary of the compact roller accident that cost Jade ‘‘Red’’ Wheatley his legs, he’ll be climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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The father-of-two from Garden Suburb will be at the end of a 150 kilometre coastal walk that he and fellow supporters of Adaptive Surfing started at Nobbys beach on Saturday.
The eleven-day Walk for Waves is to raise funds for the sport’s Australian team – mainly amputees, some born with the debilitating effects of Thalidomide – to surf at December’s world titles in Southern California.
“The 16th anniversary of my accident, it just worked out we’ll be doing a bridge climb,” Mr Wheatley said.
“It’s certainly not a date I celebrate, but it’s funny how this year it just crept up.”
Mr Wheatley, 34, walks on prosthetic legs and has found success in Adaptive Surfing, finishing second in his category at the last national titles.
Donations to help the Australian team reach the world championships at La Jolla, California, in September can be made at walkforwaves.com
