Wheel the World raises $2 million to provide limitless experiences for travelers with limited accessibility

Friends Alvaro Silberstein and Camilo Navarro came up with the idea to create the travel booking site Wheel the World after a 2016 trip to Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. Initially, they thought such a trip would be nearly impossible with Silberstein in a wheelchair, after a car accident as a teenager left him paralyzed.

But the plan turned into the trip of a lifetime thanks to a successful fundraising campaign to finance a scouting trip and the purchase of a state-of-the-art hiking wheelchair. Silberstein said that with the help of Navarro and other friends, he became the first to complete that Patagonia trek in a wheelchair.

Author: Christine Hall

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