{"id":8601,"date":"2025-02-18T16:56:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8601"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:56:52","slug":"heights-unseen-julius-mburas-mission-beyond-kilimanjaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8601","title":{"rendered":"Heights Unseen: Julius Mbura\u2019s Mission Beyond Kilimanjaro"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5518\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8601-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Julius.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Julius.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Julius.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Julius Mbura, a blind adventurer, advocate, and model from Kenya, is redefining possibility. With an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/awarewolfgear.com\/atc\/\">Awarewolf Gear All-Terrain Cane<\/a>, he scaled Mount Kilimanjaro and six other Kenyan peaks, proving that blindness is no barrier to greatness. Founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/awarewolfgear.com\/ambassadors\">Heights Unseen<\/a>, he aims to provide 4,000 mobility canes to blind individuals in Kenya, championing independence and empowerment. Now an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/awarewolfgear.com\/ambassadors\">ambassador for Awarewolf Gear<\/a>, Julius embodies resilience, adaptability, and the power of self-belief. His journey is not just about conquering mountains\u2014it\u2019s about shattering limits, inspiring others, and proving that vision is not about sight, but about seeing beyond obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>you can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;@<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">Blind Abilities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blindabilities.com\/\">www.blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Send us an&nbsp;email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">info@blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093. We would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired group.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5520\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8601-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Julius.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Julius.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Julius.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Julius.mp3 Podcast Summary: Julius Mbura, a blind adventurer, advocate, and model from Kenya, is redefining possibility. With an&nbsp;Awarewolf Gear All-Terrain Cane, he scaled Mount Kilimanjaro and six other Kenyan peaks, proving that blindness is no barrier to greatness. Founder of&nbsp;Heights Unseen, he aims to provide 4,000 mobility canes to blind individuals in Kenya, championing independence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,495],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-lifeenrichment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-2eJ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3709,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3709","url_meta":{"origin":8601,"position":0},"title":"ExcelAbility: Conversation With Dan Berlin, Rodelle Food Company founder and epoch adventurist who happens to be blind","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"June 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"In collaboration with Jack Chen, Blind Abilities presents ExcelAbility. 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