Landon McGauley, Author at High Fives Foundation

The Last High Five of 2021

January 14, 2022January 12, 2022 by Landon McGauley

You may have seen emails, text or social media posts from lots of different Athletes regarding the final fundraiser of the year, The Last High Five of 2021. This is a fundraiser that we always put a lot of effort and time into to make it successful and fun for all those who wish to ... Read more

Rampage Jersey

January 18, 2022January 10, 2022 by Landon McGauley

2021 was another very successful fundraising year for High Fives Foundation! Fundraising is one of the biggest things we do that enables us to support injured individuals across North America. The immense amount of support that we saw this year will allow us to bring our lofty Plans into the new year and see them ... Read more

Red Bull Rampage Athlete Jersey Auction for Charity

November 30, 2021November 25, 2021 by Landon McGauley

With the world returning to normal and mountain biking events beginning to return in one form or another, we felt it would be an amazing opportunity to connect with some amazing mountain bike athletes and see if they would be willing to donate a jersey to our 2021 Rampage auction. Lucky for us, just in ... Read more

Waco BSR Surf presented by Nuvasive

November 15, 2021November 11, 2021 by Landon McGauley

All of the elements truly lined up for this camp. One of the greatest wave pools around, amazing sponsors and watermen, and some of the best adaptive surfers in the world. One wouldn't necessarily guess that they would be riding a perfect wave in the middle of Texas, but that was the case for this ... Read more

Adrien Costa Solo’s El Cap

January 19, 2022November 10, 2021 by Landon McGauley

Words by Adrien Costa I free-wheeled down the tree-lined road, shaking out the legs that had just taken me up and over Tioga Pass from Lee Vining on yet another 5+ hour training ride. Up high, much higher than the tallest pines, loomed the world’s most famous granite wall. And up on the Captain, one ... Read more

Nick Harris gets back on a bike for the first time!

October 20, 2021 by Landon McGauley

Words by Nick Harris Photos by Jordan Drew/Alpine Media If you knew me before my injury, you know my love for action sports. I grew up riding motorcycles and spent the majority of my childhood riding anything on two wheels and doing my best to find a way to get those wheels as high off ... Read more

High Five Athlete Ronan Patel goes for the big one!

October 20, 2021 by Landon McGauley

Hi, my name is Ronan Patel. I was injured on July 11th, 2020, in a rock-climbing accident. I sustained a traumatic brain injury and other injuries in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and spent 3 weeks in ICU. I have been in rehabilitation working on my Speech therapy, Occupational therapy, and Physical therapy ever since. When I got ... Read more

Sea Otter Classic 2021

October 20, 2021 by Landon McGauley

The importance of inclusion is something that cannot be stressed enough. Of course, we always knew this but seeing it in action at the 2021 Sea Otter classic showed further proof. For the first time in the event's history, there were to be two adaptive events with multiple competitors in each. These adaptive riders were ... Read more

High Five Athlete Tommy Counihan shreds Northstar

October 20, 2021October 14, 2021 by Landon McGauley

Words by: Tommy Counihan Photos by: Josh Brownlee and Jordan Drew/Alpine Media A cool crisp morning greets me as I rise before the sun, begrudgingly putting on pants and a jacket for the first time since winter. My mantra, “Todays gonna be epic!” is just enough to get my southern blood out the door. This ... Read more

2021 Quarter 3 Grant Recipients (Central)

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by Landon McGauley

Introducing High Fives Quarter 3 2021 Empowerment Grant recipients High Fives is very proud to introduce everyone to these new Athletes that we will be supporting through their recovery and onto whatever goals and adventures that they can dream of. Recovery and progression of one's mind and body is a never-ending pursuit. These Athletes realize ... Read more

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