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    Climbing Sky High

    Four injured military service members joined NFL stars to take on the monumental challenge of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for Wounded Warriors.

  • Group WWP
    Team Hard Target at Arusha National Park against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro before their first day of hiking.  The team included former ex-solider Bryan Wagner; former Marine Ben Lunak; ex-solider Michael Wilson; former Marine Nancy Schiliro, New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi; Tennessee Titans coach and former Chicago Bears player, Jeff Fisher; and former Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams player Chad Lewis.
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  • Ben and Bryan WWP
    Bryan Wagner, (right) aka Wags, the jokster of the group, takes a break with Ben Lunak.  The two lost a leg each during service in Iraq and climbed with prosthetic legs.      
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  • firstn glimpse of the mountain
    They're out of the gate, and get their first glimpse of Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance.
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  • Ben WWP
    Ben Lunak and the team tackle a difficult ascent up the Barranco Wall.
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  • Bryan Wagner WWP
    An intense and challenging day for Bryan Wagner who climbed up slippery cliffs with one prosthetic leg. 
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  • climbing by waterfall
    A 5-hour hike day takes them west onto a river gorge and leads them to the Shira Camp.
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  • hiking mountain in background
    From Shira Camp to Barranco Camp.
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  • mike wilson
    A rainy start doesn’t get Wounded Warrior Mike Wilson down.
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  • raining and rocky
    The team heads east past a tower called “Shark’s tooth” to reach Barranco Camp.
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  • rocky climbing
    The team climbs about 3,000 ft straight up an ascending path along a steep rocky ridge
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  • steep day
    The group takes on a steep cliff.
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  • team climbing
    The trek continues on for Team Hard Target.
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  • team through mud
    The group battles the elements.
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  • the goal looms
    Mount Kilimanjaro looms in the distance.
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  • warriors day
    Team Hard Target sticks together to motivate and encourage each other.
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  • Published
    15 Images

    Climbing Sky High

    Four injured military service members joined NFL stars to take on the monumental challenge of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for Wounded Warriors.

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  • Climbing Sky High
  • Group WWP
  • Ben and Bryan WWP
  • firstn glimpse of the mountain
  • Ben WWP
  • Bryan Wagner WWP
  • climbing by waterfall
  • hiking mountain in background
  • mike wilson
  • raining and rocky
  • rocky climbing
  • steep day
  • team climbing
  • team through mud
  • the goal looms
  • warriors day