Australian Story tonight profiles how two rock climbing accidents dealt Gus Taylor devastating blows. But now he realises climbing is the best teacher he’s ever had.
Gus Taylor understands the risks of rock climbing better than most. The 34-year-old has been involved in two devastating accidents but each time he’s returned to the rockface, determined to “turn mistakes into gold”.
In 2017 he fell and shattered his leg. After three years and 11 surgeries the leg was amputated but he returned to climbing with a special prosthetic leg.
Then tragedy struck. He agreed to take a friend for his first climb and in a freak accident his friend was struck by a loose rock and died. The accident left Gus in a dark place, wrestling with guilt and ready to give up climbing forever.
This is the story of Gus’s long climb back.
8pm tonight on ABC.
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