An American man, who was involved in a serious car accident, is in Kerry for a series of pilgrim walks to help assist his recovery.
Liam Schaefer required back surgery in 2020 when 3 of his vertebrae had to be fused; as a result he decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to help guide his recovery.
Mr Schaefer says that after he returned from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, he was involved in a very serious car crash which meant another vertebrae had to be fused.
He had surgery four months ago for his injuries from the car accident and decided to set a goal for his recovery which was to undertake the pilgrim walks in Ireland.
He successfully completed Cnoc na Dhubr in the Iveragh Penninsula yesterday.
Mr Schaefer offers this advice to anyone in a similar situation:
