Blind skiing to the South Pole and in the Arctic Circle Race - the world's hardest skiing race

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Hear the story of the blind skier about skiing to the South Pole and about taking part in the world's hardest skiing race.

Arne has a career as a top athlete, and because he is blind, it has been very demanding and presented many challenges along the way. Over 40 years he has gradually lost his sight, and for the last 30 years he has been completely blind. He has used sports to gain income to cope with everyday life without sight, and in addition to setting himself personal goals, he has also set himself the goal of being a role model for other blind people and to change the perception of the sighted about what blind people can do. Arne is a pioneer and participated in the first Danish team in the Paralympic Winter Games in cross-country skiing and biathlon for the blind and has participated in a further 4 Games. He is the first Danish blind cross-country skier to have completed the 90 km Vasaloppet, the 54 km Birkebeiner and the 160 km Arctic Circle Race, the world's toughest ski race. About the latter achievement, he had the documentary film 'Tracks in the Dark' produced, which he has lectured on and shown more than 50 times. In January 2024, Arne completed a skiing expedition to the South Pole. He is the first Danish blind and the oldest blind skier to have skied to the South Pole. It was a hard, cold and very demanding expedition from the 89th parallel to the South Pole. A stretch of 111 km. Arne's lecture is about overcoming challenges in one's life, setting goals and implementing them. As part of the lecture, Arne will show the 40-minute film 'Tracks in the Dark'. The film is about Arne's preparations and participation in the Arctic Circle Race. The images of the magnificent Greenlandic nature form a beautiful setting for the atmosphere of struggle and victory that characterizes the film. In the lecture, Arne touches on both the difficulties surrounding vision loss and funny anecdotes from situations throughout life as a blind person. The lecture is about daring to believe in oneself and one's resources and to plunge into the uncertain. There is an opportunity for questions and answers.

Foredragsholder: Arne Christensen

Varighed: 60 - 120 minutter

Emner: Identity, Motivation, Performance, Personal challenges, Personal development og Winning mentality

Sprog: Dansk

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