Heavy Shoes of Iron

Heavy Shoes of Iron

Heavy footwear is usually considered uncomfortable, but for Zhang Fuxing weight is definitely not a problem. The 51-year-old from Tangshan, China, spends every morning walking in a pair of iron shoes weighing 405 kilograms.

Erik Weihenmayer - Blind Athlete of Extreme Sports

Erik Weihenmayer - Blind Athlete of Extreme Sports

Erik Weihenmayer became blind at age 13, but he has never let this life-altering event limit him in any way. He has been everywhere and done everything. Mountaineering, wrestling, cycling, skiing, kayaking, paragliding, skydiving - the list of Erik's activities are seemingly endless. He is also the only blind person in the world to have scaled Mount Everest, among other achievements.