The Conquest of Guadalupe Peak (2667m). Leader Shorty Powers leads his mountain climbing team through high brush from base camp at the beginning of the climb. The paraplegic team use specially-adapted wheelchairs packed with camping equipment. They climbed for five days to the top of Texas' highest mountain; for an able-bodied person, the climb would take only four hours. A five-man team began the climb but only three reached the top.

The Conquest of Guadalupe Peak (2667m). Donnie Rogers of Dallas negotiates a stiff switchback on the trail. Rogers is a member of a paraplegic mountain-climbing team that use specially-adapted wheelchairs packed with camping equipment. They climbed for five days to the top of Texas' highest mountain; for an able-bodied person, the climb would take only four hours. A five-man team began the climb but only three reached the top.

The Conquest of Guadalupe Peak (2667m). Vietnam veteran Joe Moss gives Bobby Leyes a push along a rocky portion of the trail. Both men are members of a paraplegic mountain-climbing team that use specially-adapted wheelchairs packed with camping equipment. They climbed for five days to the top of Texas' highest mountain; for an able-bodied person, the climb would take only four hours. A five-man team began the climb but only three reached the top.

The Conquest of Guadalupe Peak (2667m). Californian Dave Kiley, a top national wheelchair athlete, pulls his chair up with his teeth as he scouts up the mountain. Kiley is a member of a paraplegic mountain-climbing team that use specially-adapted wheelchairs packed with camping equipment. They climbed for five days to the top of Texas' highest mountain; for an able-bodied person, the climb would take only four hours. A five-man team began the climb but only three reached the top.

The Conquest of Guadalupe Peak (2667m). Donnie Rogers inches up the mountain. Rogers is a member of a paraplegic mountain-climbing team that use specially-adapted wheelchairs packed with camping equipment. They climbed for five days to the top of Texas' highest mountain; for an able-bodied person, the climb would take only four hours. A five-man team began the climb but only three reached the top.

The Conquest of Guadalupe Peak (2667m). Nearing the goal, Donnie Rogers rolls across a narrow wooden bridge over a stiff drop into a 90m deep canyon. Rogers is a member of a paraplegic mountain-climbing team that use specially-adapted wheelchairs packed with camping equipment. They climbed for five days to the top of Texas' highest mountain; for an able-bodied person, the climb would take only four hours. A five-man team began the climb but only three reached the top.

The Conquest of Guadalupe Peak (2667m). Paraplegics Dave Kiley, Joe Moss and Donnie Rogers reach the summit. They are members of a paraplegic mountain-climbing team that use specially-adapted wheelchairs packed with camping equipment. They climbed for five days to the top of Texas' highest mountain; for an able-bodied person, the climb would take only four hours. A five-man team began the climb, but only these three reached the top.

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