Zac Vawter..attempts to climb 103 flights of stairs to the top of Chicago's Willis Tower
Zac Vawter's stands on his bionic leg after he arriving on the 103rd floor of Willis Tower, becoming the first person ever to complete the task wearing the mind-controlled prosthetic limb, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 in Chicago. Vawter, who lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident, put the smart limb on public display for the first time during an annual stair-climbing charity event called “SkyRise Chicago” hosted by the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where he is receiving treatment
Suzanne Finucane, a physical therapist assistant, right, and Prothetist Robert Lipschutz, top, attach electrodes to Zac Vawter's leg as he is fitted with an experimental "bionic" leg at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Chicago.
Zac Vawter practices walking with an experimental "bionic" leg at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Chicago. Vawter will put his bionic leg to the ultimate test Sunday, Nov. 4, when he attempts to climb 103 flights of stairs to the top of Chicago's Willis Tower, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers. If all goes well, he'll make history with the bionic leg's public debut.
Zac Vawter, left, a 31-year-old amputee, walks up the stairs of the Willis Tower in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, to become the first person to climb the 103 floors of one of the world's tallest skyscrapers with a bionic leg. Vawter was wearing a prosthetic leg controlled by his mind when he participated in "SkyRise Chicago."
Zac Vawter, fitted with an experimental "bionic" leg, looks out onto the Ledge at the Willis Tower, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Chicago. Vawter is training for the world's tallest stair-climbing event where he'll attempt to climb 103 flights to the top of the Willis Tower using the new prosthesis. Vawter will put his bionic leg to the ultimate test Sunday, Nov. 4, when he attempts to climb 103 flights of stairs to the top of Chicago's Willis Tower, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers. If all goes well, he'll make history with the bionic leg's public debut
Zac Vawter kicks a soccer ball with an experimental "bionic" leg as biomedical student Aaron Young makes adjustments to the leg at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Chicago.
Zac Vawter practices walking with an experimental "bionic" leg at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Chicago
Physical therapist assistant Suzanne Finucane, center, helps Zac Vawter, left, as he moves an experimental "bionic" leg so that biomedical student Aaron Young can make adjustments at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Chicago.
Zac Vawter practices walking with an experimental "bionic" leg at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Chicago. Vawter will put his bionic leg to the ultimate test Sunday, Nov. 4, when he attempts to climb 103 flights of stairs to the top of Chicago's Willis Tower, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers. If all goes well, he'll make history with the bionic leg's public debut.
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