What would you try, if you believed — truly believed — you could not fail?Lonnie Bedwell is lights-out blind. He lives far from fast water, yet he decided to do something no blind person has ever done ...

Erik Weihenmayer is a blind man enjoying a daunting task: kayaking down the Grand Canyon's expansive and treacherous Colorado River. The Los Angeles Times' Mary Forgione reports the 45-year-old ...

Rushing water, treacherous rapids and grueling hikes are only a small piece of this 5-day, 226-mile hike down the Grand Canyon. Five of the veteran participants are blind; they lost their sight in ...

Erik Weihenmayer may not be a household name, but his main claim-to-fame is known to most — he is the only blind person to-date who has summited the highest mountain on earth, which was documented in ...

Peter Crowley should be the poster boy for kayaks. He’s paddled the craft around Lake George and 120 miles down the Hudson River, from Albany to the Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. Last month, Crowley, of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — From Lake Jacomo, a practice paddle on the water before the MR340, the big kayak race on the Missouri River. “I feel like we’re back on the river,” said 19-year-old Isaac McBurney.

For the third year in a row, 20-year-old Isaac McBurney of Lee’s Summit completed the Missouri River 340 kayak race last week alongside 37-year-old marathon partner Jake McLaughlin. But McBurney is ...

KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis covers Kansas City, including neighborhoods in the southern parts of the city. Have a story idea to share with Megan? Send her a tip. Last month, KSHB 41 reporter Megan ...

Ahmet Ustunel is gearing up to cross the Bosphorus Strait in a kayak. Ustunel is completely blind and he’s hoping the tech he’s helping to develop could make a big difference for other blind people. A ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - Erik Weihenmayer has climbed Mount Everest, the highest summit in the world. In fact, he's climbed the seven highest mountains in the world, known as the seven summits. He ...