Contact information
Name:
John McKnight
Phone:
610-330-5320
Email:
mcknighj@lafayette.edu
When:
Monday, May 4, 2015 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Where:
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights 104
Price:
Free
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, Blindsight follows the gripping true-life adventure of six blind Tibetan teenagers on a climbing expedition up the formidable 23,000-foot Lhakpa Ri, at the doorstep of Mount Everest. Believed to be possessed by demons because of their blindness, the children are feared by their parents, scorned by their villages and rejected by society. Rescued by a blind educator and adventuress, the students invite a famous blind mountain climber to visit their school and let him lead them higher than they have ever been before. The famous climber is none other than seven-summit climber Erik Weihenmayer, the commencement speaker for Lafayette's Class of 2015. The result is nothing anyone could have predicted.
Sponsored by:
Office of Intercultural Development