September 03, 2006

Bob Coomber: California Mountain Man

From the Contra Costa Times:


Bob Coomber powered his wheelchair smoothly along a rugged dirt trail in the Mount Diablo foothills until he struck a hidden rock.

The man with arms of steel shuddered to a halt like a ship running aground.

He instantly popped his front wheels in the air like a kid on a bicycle and skimmed over just one more barrier to his quest to conquer rugged California hill and mountain trails where no one else has wheeled before.

For the full article see:

Willpower on wheels supplies strength

Posted by rollingrains at September 3, 2006 06:05 PM