Most of us, at some time or the other, try our hand at adventure sports. A large percentage continues it merely as a weekend passion or gives it up altogether. However, for this 26 year-old from Bangalore, rock climbing has become a way of life and a path to earn glory for the country.

At the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s Paraclimbing World Championships held at Paris in September, Manikandan won gold in the Men’s Arthritis and Neurological Physical Disability category.