Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man’s Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See
Author: Erik Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer was born with retinoscheses, a degenerative eye disorder that would leave him blind by the age of thirteen. But Erik was determined to rise above this devastating disability and lead a fulfilling and exciting life.,,In this poignant and inspiring memoir, he shares his struggle to push past the limits imposed on him by his visual impairment-and by a seeing w….Read More
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