Canadian History
March 21,1985
Rick Hanson Starts World Wheelchair Tour
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Wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen left Vancouver, March 21,1985, in his around-the world Man In Motion tour to raise money for spinal-cord research, In 26 months he would travel 40,000km through 34 countries
"The goal you set must be challenging. At the same time, it should be realistic and attainable, not impossible to reach. It should be challenging enough to make you stretch, but not so far that you break"
Rick Hansen on the Great Wall of China on April 13,1986. Click photo to enlarge and Credit.
