Sarah Doherty

Sarah Doherty (December 21, 1959 – January 5, 2023) was an amputee mountaineer, ski racer, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur who lost her right leg to a drunk driver at age 13.

She was a member of the inaugural U.S. National Disabled Ski Team[1] and was the first amputee to reach the summit of Denali.

[3] She began competing in regional ski races in the Mount Sunapee area with the New England Handicapped Sportsman Association (NEHSA).

Under the direction of her coach, Disabled Sports USA founder Kirk Bauer, Doherty was awarded the Ben Allen Cup as the NEHSA's most improved skier.

She started designing a new model of forearm crutch soon after meeting her partner, structural engineer Kerith Perreur-Lloyd.