"We need the things that The Walkabout Foundation can give and these wheelchairs that they provide, they are not heavy, they are flexible, they are light, and they don't get taken out of commission very easily." - President Bill Clinton
Billy Norwich interviews Carolina and writes about The Walkabout Foundation in US Vogue's March 2010 issue.
Luis inaugurates the first ever wheelchair accessible path at the Grand Canyon.
Carolina and Luis launched Walkabout by walking 870 kilometers, approximately 500 miles.
International handbag designer Meli Melo supports Walkabout at Gas Boutique in St. Tropez, France.
The Cross Keys in London hosts a fundraiser event in honor of The Walkabout Foundation.
An ideal wheelchair for the unpaved roads of the developing world, the "rough rider" has a long wheelbase and all-terrain wheels.
Luis and Carolina are interviewed by the Spanish newspaper, El Mundo.
Shakira endorses Walkabout and holds up an autographed "Walkabout Haiti" t-shirt.
Despite the fact that he is likely the first person to complete the Camino on a handbike, Luis doesn’t consider himself a role model. “It was something super-heroic, but it was just something that I needed to do,” he said.
Whirlwind designs are tested to achieve double the international wheelchair standard for durability. And because the grit of village roads will eventually wear out any chair, the "rough rider" uses only locally available parts like bicycle wheels.
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