Sea to Summit · 24–25 Oct · Chekka to 3,088 mSee the expedition

Redefining ability, one vision at a time.

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One finish line
changed everything

Bound by trust. Connected by a single rope.

In 2017, Rabih Al Jammal crossed the Beirut Marathon finish line with Mary Kleyany guiding every step. He became the first visually impaired Lebanese man to finish a marathon, and proved what the right support can do.

One finish line became a movement. Sight was never the limit. Access was, and that's what we set out to change.

Find the moments in the dark
Rabih and his guide Mary celebrating at the finish line of the Beirut Marathon

Beirut Marathon, 2017. The finish line that started it all.

  • 1st visually impaired Lebanese man to finish a marathon, in Beirut and Rome
  • 1st visually impaired Lebanese and Arab man to finish a triathlon
  • 1st visually impaired Lebanese and Arab woman to finish a marathon

Sea to Summit

On 24–25 October 2026, seven of our athletes relay from the Mediterranean to Qornet El Sawda, Lebanon's highest peak. One athlete and one guide per leg, and the whole team walks the final kilometre together.

65.5 km

From sea level at Chekka

3,749 m

Of elevation gain

3,088 m

Finish on the black peak

2 days

24 and 25 October 2026

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Follow every handover live, with GPS tracking from the trail.

Upcoming events and races

Come cheer, guide or run with us.

24–25
OCT 2026

Sea to Summit

A two-day relay from the Mediterranean to Qornet El Sawda, 3,088 m. Follow every handover live.

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2027
Full year

2027 schedule coming soon

Our full calendar of races, relays and hikes for 2027 will be announced here.

Come try a training

Run with us once, no strings attached. Guide, athlete or just curious, we'll show you the ropes (literally).

  • Tuesday 6 PM
  • Thursday 6 PM
  • Saturday 10 AM
  • Beirut Waterfront

Our sponsors

The partners who put our athletes on the start line.

Inclusion is not about adapting
people to systems.

It is about building systems that
include people, and proving they perform.

Why we exist

Mission

Born in 2017 and registered as a Lebanese non-profit in 2024, we train visually impaired athletes for marathons, triathlons, trail runs, hikes and football, with guiding systems built on trust.

Next goal: open every sport to visually impaired athletes.

Vision

A world where performance has nothing to do with sight. We're building it one race at a time.

A guide and visually impaired athlete running together on a road

A rope, a bar, a bell, and a lot of trust

A rope, a directional bar and, for football, a ball with a bell inside. We were the first in Lebanon to use the bar. Simple tools that let athlete and guide move as one on:

Road running Trail running Hiking & endurance challenges Blind football

Every technique passes one test: does the athlete feel safe, fast and confident? If not, we rebuild it.

A guide and athlete using a directional bar while hiking
Close-up of a hand holding the guide rope
A white blind football with red and blue swirls, made to IBSA specifications, with a bell inside so players can hear it
The blind football: a bell inside lets players track it by sound.

Meet the team

The runners, pacers and guides who show up, rain or shine.

Members

M

Mary Kleyany

Founder, Coach
S

Suzane Nouhaily

Board Member
H

Huda Hazzouri

Board Member
S

Sarah Hatoum

Board Member
N

Nadine Slim

Board Member
D

Dalia Slim

Board Member
T

Tony Saade

Board Member, Pacer
D

Dania El Adhami

Board Member
R

Roy Aoun

Member, Pacer
A

Abbas Kassem Zeidan

Pacer
W

Wassim Nsouli

Pacer
J

Jane Kemp

Pacer
C

Christina Elias

Pacer
K

Kevork Varjabedian

Pacer
G

Ghina Haddad

Pacer
N

Nisrine Kleyany

Pacer

Visually impaired athletes

R

Rabih Al Jammal

Athlete, Triathlon
N

Nasser Ballout

Athlete
J

Jad Itani

Athlete
F

Fady Houmsi

Athlete
N

Nidal Bou Merhy

Athlete
R

Raghid Haydar

Athlete
K

Khalil Baydoun

Athlete
K

Kawthar Taleb

Athlete
G

Ghina Abou Kamel

Athlete
R

Rana Kiwan

Athlete
D

Dania Barbour

Athlete

The numbers tell part of the story

The Blind with Vision team standing together on a running track

1st visually impaired Lebanese man to finish a marathon, in Beirut and again in Rome.

1st visually impaired Lebanese and Arab man to finish a triathlon.

1st visually impaired Lebanese and Arab woman to finish a marathon.

Today our athletes compete at home and abroad, every season.

These aren't symbolic wins. They're proof that the system works when you build it right.

A 60-second game · Headphones on

Could you trust
a voice?

Close your eyes and run a mountain trail for 60 seconds. Your only guide is a voice calling “left”, “right” or “jump”. That's race day for our athletes.

Sound on, headphones help. Computer: arrow keys to change lanes, Space to jump. Phone: swipe left, right or up. Can't keep your eyes shut? Tap “Hide screen”.

Play with us

Three small games. Explore the world the way our athletes do: by touch and by sound.

Your name in braille

Type your name and see it in braille. Save the card and share it.

Race-day sounds

Twelve cards, six race-day sounds. Find the pairs with your ears only.

Pairs 0/6 · Moves 0

Blind football penalty

You're in goal and the lights are out. Listen for the bell inside the ball and dive to save it.

10 shots

How are you listening?

Hear the sides:

Keys: ← left, ↓ middle, → right. Phone: tap the left, middle or right of the goal. On speakers the bell is low on the left, high on the right.

Saves 0/10

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