🎤 Mark Wellman

About

Mark Wellman is an American adaptive athlete and motivational speaker who became widely known in 1989 when he became the first paraplegic to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. A spinal cord injury left him paralyzed from the waist down, but he went on to complete other landmark climbs and advocate for people with disabilities. He is a prominent figure in the adaptive sports and outdoor accessibility movement.