In 2011, Andrew Jensen '04 formed a 501c3 organization called Polar Vision. The group was formed with a former submarine officer, Alan Lock, who lost his eyesight at 23 to a disease known as macular degeneration. Undeterred, Lock went on to set a world record as the first visually impaired person to row across the Atlantic Ocean. Last January, Jensen and Polar Vision helped Lock set another world record as the first visually impaired person to ski from the Antarctic shoreline to the South Pole -- a distance of more than 570 miles.
Proceeds from that journey were used to make a donation to the oldest and largest provider of sight dogs in the US, Guide Dogs for the Blind, and for a group called Sightsavers International, which works on preventable blindness in developing countries.
At the time, their trek was covered by the NY Times and Bloomberg Businessweek.
A documentary about the trip is now finished and is set to be released later this month, exclusively through YouTube on their PolarVisionChannel. This is where we'll upload the release, along with tons of bonus material we shot. We're encouraging people to pass along this link and "Subscribe,"
"We're hoping learning a bit about what Alan overcame as someone who lost his eyesight will be encouraging to other veterans who may find themselves in similar positions and being challenged to overcome their own obstacles," Jensen says.