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- ↑ "Blind climber leads an ascent of the Old Man of Hoy". BBC News. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ Michael Hogan (20 May 2020). "Climbing Blind, review: an uplifting portrait of a man who won't be held down". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ Rebecca Nicholson (20 May 2020). "Climbing Blind review – a tale of tenacity, adaptation and hope". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ Ben Morse (4 December 2019). "Blind climber Jesse Dufton pushing boundaries after leading 449-foot climb". CNN . Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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