Wayne Eyre achieved his goal.
The 71-year-old trainer with the Nipissing Lakers varsity men's and women's hockey team, had his right leg amputated back in December 2021, and wearing his prosthetic leg, he was able to finish the CN Tower Climb of more than 140 flights of stairs in less than 30 minutes at the event in Toronto on Sunday.
"It went pretty well," he told BayToday.
"I wanted to be under the average time of 30-40 minutes and I was by a bit. It was nice to see where I am at compared to 10 years ago with everything that has happened."
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Eyre has taken part in the Climb before, but this is the first time doing it with his prosthetic leg.
BayToday revealed his inspiring story last week. Eyre says the CN Tower Climb for Nature was something he wanted to do very shortly after the amputation.
"I made that decision shortly after I was able to walk," said the retired paramedic about the climb.
"When I was in physio I was talking to them about doing it with me. It has been less than a year and a half since my amputation so it is hard for anyone to believe I am doing it.
"You can be satisfied to walk from point A to point B and that is it. Or you can decide to have your life back. For me, it was an easy decision."
