Cancer survivors, patients defy odds to climb highest peak in Mexico<br /><br />"I feel powerful," says Ximena Gutierrez as she reaches the summit of Pico de Orizaba, Mexico's highest peak at over 5,600 meters. "I think that mountain climbing is more a form of therapy, rather than a sport," adds Ximena, who had her right leg amputated shortly before the age of 15 due to an aggressive form of bone cancer. The 22-year-old is one of a group of more than a dozen young French and Mexican cancer survivors and patients climbing Orizaba in freezing temperatures as part of the French-led charity 'Summits of Hope'.<br /><br />Video by AFP<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /> <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#mexico<br />#cancersurvivors<br />#cancer
