Woman Snowboards Again After Losing Both Legs in On-Slope Accident Lexie Bader was 15 years old when she suffered a life-changing snowboarding accident. She was traveling approximately 20 mph and hit a tree. She broke her ankle, but it never quite healed correctly. Over the next nine years, she would have around 30 surgeries performed on it. Lexie was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) as if the previous […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 22, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Ghurka Veteran First Double Above-Knee Amputee to Climb Mt Everest, Nepal Amputee Hari Budha Magar became the first ever double above-knee amputee to conquer Mt Everest in Nepal. In fact, the 43-year-old was instrumental in overturning a ban by Nepal that had stopped blind and double-amputee climbers from ascending the highest mountain above sea-level in 2018. Hari Budha had lost his lower legs while serving as a Ghurka in the British army, […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | May 21, 2023 0 Comments
Double Amputee Veteran Summits The Matterhorn Last Friday, 39-year-old Neil Heritage, along with his good friend, Mark Hooke summited one of the most prominent peaks in the Alps – the Matterhorn. Standing at 14,692-feet (4,478 meters) tall, the Matterhorn is one of the highest summits in the Alps. Related: Breaking Records and Helping a Friend- The Story Behind a Couple’s Ruby Crest FKT To summit the […] Climbing Spencer Cox | August 12, 2020 0 Comments
Double Amputee Summits Everest on Fifth Attempt Xia Boyu, a Chinese climber and double amputee, just conquered Everest. After four previous attempts, losing his feet from frostbite, and fighting lymphoma, he never gave up. According to Outside, “at 8:26 a.m., on Monday, the now 70-year-old Xia finally stood on top of the world.” Xia and his team were led by Imagine Trek and Expedition. They left at 8pm Sunday […] Climbing Katy Shipley | May 16, 2018 1 Comment
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