The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 58 - A Back-Country Blind Skiing Adventure with Tyson Ready & Donovan Tildesley of the Braille Mountain Initiative

In Episode 58 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we chat with Tyson Ready, founder of the Braille Mountain Initiative in western Canada along with Donovan Tildesley, an accomplished Canadian Paralympic swimmer who took a trip with Ready and other blind athletes for an exclusive back-country skiing adventure in January of 2022. Ready and Tildesley spoke about:

• Tildesley’s eye condition and early years competing in sports
• His accomplished Paralympic swimming career with Team Canada and serving as his country’s flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
• The adaptations for blind swimmers
• A Recap of the Braille Mountain Initiative’s back-country skiing trip to Purcell Mountain Lodge this past January
• An overview of the visually impaired skiers and guides
• Highlights of the trip and some funny stories
• The organization’s upcoming trip in April to Sorcerer Lodge
• Contact info and social media handles for both Ready and Tildesley

Learn more about the Braille Mountain Initiative at https://www.braillemountaininitiative.com. Follow the organization on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BrailleMountainInitiative/. Contact Tyson Ready and BMI via email at braillemountaininitiative@outlook.com.

Follow Donovan Tildesley on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theblindguy_/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donovanspeaks. Check out a video called “The Winter Within” featuring him at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0NT4-6f49k.