Climbing Festival among people with limited health capabilities took place at the training centre of Agama Alpinist Club.Members of deaf and blind associations of Turkmenistan and students of educational and training health improving complex took part in the competitions.
Deaf and Blind Association of Turkmenistan and the Management of Agama Alpinist Club have organized the tournament with sponsorship of the Disabled Support Centre, the UN Women Branch, Children Fund of the Central Council of Magtumguly Youth Organization and entrepreneur Jamilya Japarova.
Members of Ashgabat Author’s Song Club performed a concert programme for the participants of the festival. - International community has instituted many remarkable and commemorative dates, - member of the Deaf and Blind Association Leyla Atayeva says.
It includes International White Stick Day, which reminds people of the necessity to help people with limited physical capabilities.Traditionally, we organize meetings, trainings, lectures, which are aimed at improvement of social and business activity of disabled people. - Few years ago, alpinist club has built portable simulator slope for sport event, which is organized for people with limited physical capabilities, Chairman of the Board of Agama Valery Kotvin says.
Every member can try himself of vertical slope with safety line.As a rule, it used to be enthusiast with musculoskeletal disorders.Suddenly, a blind woman wanted to participate.
She was helped to put on safety harness and consultancy was given to her while she was climbing.She managed to cover the distance, went down and asked enthusiastically whether she can try another path.
Such desire to the altitude raises our respect and admiration.This case induced to organize the Climbing Festival for people with visual disabilities.Having invited them to the Agama Alpinist Club, we try to remind that they are not alone, to support their rehabilitation, to stimulate doing physical training and sports including climbing.
Our goal is to promote active life style among people and to attract attention of public and mass media.This year, the festival is held for the second time.
Despite the complexity of the task, majority of participants, there were more than 40 this time, were able to climb a vertical slope in designated time.All of them received certificates and prizes from sponsors.