Emebet Ale Dires 

Alex will be joined in The Mountain Challenge by Emebet Ale Dires. At the age of three Emebet was hit by a car and lost both her legs from the knee down. She also lost her Father at a young age. Emebet was determined to gain an education and to help fund the cost she sold sugar cane to supplement the family income. She has now achieved an advanced diploma from Bahir Dar’s Technical School. Emebet is currently a member of the Bahir Dar and Amhara region wheelchair basketball teams and she also participates in tricycle racing.