Kenya’s National Adaptive Climbing for the Blind Team Wins Africa Gold

Kenya’s blind para climbing team—the *Summit Warriors*—won gold in VI Open at the 2025 Africa Para Climbing Cup in Tunis on July 5, 2025. Using tactile holds, voice-guided routes, and rope-tension feedback, David Omondi topped the 12m wall in 5:28. The wall sings—you just learn its texture, he said. Training at Summit Gym in Westlands, the team now has 5 members. Safaricom pledged KSh 25 million for adaptive equipment. Kenya qualifies for the 2026 World Para Climbing Champs in France.