Blindness to boldness: vision loss not stopping one Missoula man from reaching summits

Blindness to boldness: vision loss not stopping one Missoula man from reaching summits

Climbing mountains is a monumental task in itself, not to mention scaling those peaks blind.One Missoulian is training to be the first blind man to complete both Mount Rainier (Tahoma) and Baker (Koma Kulshan) in a season."Everybody looks at how beautiful the mountains are from down below. My theory was I want to see what they look like from the top down," Michael Tucker said reflecting on starting his climbing career.For Tucker, his journey of …