Wheelchair-bound rock climber ascends 1,600 foot mountain

HONG KONG (KXAN) — In 2011, professional rock climber Lai Chi-Wai was in a car accident that paralyzed him from the hip down. On the fifth anniversary of the crash, he climbed a mountain roughly the height of the Empire State Building, strapped into his wheelchair and supported by ropes.
Now, he’s nominated for a prestigious award in honor of that feat — The Laureus World’s Best Sporting Moment of the Month. He’s the first Chinese athlete to be nominated for the rec