About Jasiek Mela:
The story of adventurer Jasiek Mela shows that the only limitations are in our heads. While he was learning how to live his new life after terrible accident he met famous polish explorer Marek Kaminski who invited him to an expedition to the North Pole. Since then he has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, Elbrus in Russia, climbed El Capitan in California and has run the New York marathon. He established his own foundation called Poza Horyzonty (Beyond the Horizons) to help other people get prostheses and to give them the possibility to discover and realize their passions, and to fulfill their dreams.
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