{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/637edd2f571c7c0011b83a32/639a7c8d5783df0011746530?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bite size: Rachel Maia.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/637edd2f571c7c0011b83a32/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p>This “bite size” podcast episode comes from my full conversation with Rachel Maia.  If you like this snippet, feel free to listen to her whole remarkable story when you have a spare hour.</p><p><br></p><p>Rach is mum of three from Whanganui.&nbsp;She is also one of the best lower limb amputee para-climber in the world.&nbsp;Hell of a story.&nbsp;She only got the leg amputated 3 years ago after sucking up a lifetime of pain from a climbing wall injury she suffered in her teens.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In 2019, Rach made the decision to amputate below her left knee.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Here is a link to the “Attitude” TV segment that Rachel mentions:&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQhLuEMap3w</p>","author_name":"Dom Harvey"}