(BPT) - Una montaña de 1.200 pies de altura, una cámara de video y un monitor de glucosa. Tres cosas que aparentemente no guardan relación alguna. Sin embargo, son algo muy común en la vida del alpinista Steve Richert.
Richert, quien también se desempeña como guía de montaña, está realizando un viaje de un año, enfrentando condiciones meteorológicas extremas y animales salvajes, para conquistar una de las cordilleras montañosas más espectaculares del país. Richert está escalando en diferentes sitios del país durante 365 días consecutivos, haciéndole frente al mismo tiempo a una grave enfermedad crónica: la diabetes tipo 1. Y precisamente en noviembre, como homenaje al Mes Nacional de Concientización sobre la Diabetes, Richert desea transmitir su mensaje de esperanza e inspiración.
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