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Footage of Meg Draffin’s gruelling journey to become the first Australian with cystic fibrosis to climb Mt Kilimanjaro has been revealed.

The 24-year-old Sydney woman completed the seven-day climb in July/August this year and said it was “by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done”.and footage showed her training in the lead-up to the climb and the challenges she faced on the trail.

Having cystic fibrosis, an incurable genetic condition that impacts the functioning of the lungs and makes it difficult for sufferers to breath, made the climb even more challenging.At times Draffin struggles to breathe and said it felt like her lungs were “throbbing” for most of the journey. At times she seems near collapse and close to tears as she contemplates the gruelling path ahead.

 

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