ABC News In-depth | Gus Taylor’s long climb back after amputation and a freak death | Australian Story @ABCNewsIndepth | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 18 hours ago.
Gus Taylor understands the risks of rock climbing better than most. The 34-year-old has been involved in two devastating accidents but each time he's returned to the rockface, determined to "turn mistakes into gold".

In 2017 he fell and shattered his leg. After three years and 11 surgeries the leg was amputated but he returned to climbing with a special prosthetic leg.

Then tragedy struck. He agreed to take a friend for his first climb and in a freak accident his friend was struck by a loose rock and died. The accident left Gus in a dark place, wrestling with guilt and ready to give up climbing forever.

This is the story of Gus's long climb back.

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