Plenty of wild tales have been informed about summiting Mount Kilimanjaro. One man did it with no legs, one other man with no shirt, and a few guys did it whereas sporting fits, however this week was one other first.
British bodybuilder and ex-soldier Mikey Copeland grew to become the primary individual to climb the very best peak in Africa with a fridge strapped to his again. Now, you could be asking your self why a fridge? And the reply is it’s sort of his factor.
Copeland, who additionally goes by The Fridge Man, hikes up mountains to lift consciousness of suicide and psychological well being whereas additionally selling bodily health and the outside as a part of the answer.
“The fridge is supposed to represent and be a bodily illustration of psychological well being and what’s it’s like to hold the load and burden if somebody might see how you are feeling,” Copeland stated in a assertion.
In an interview with the BBC, Copeland defined that he picked Mount Kilimanjaro as a result of it was the tallest mountain he might climb with out the necessity for tools or rope.
Copeland stated it took him seven days to make the 19,341-foot ascent to achieve the “rooftop of Africa.”
