Athletes

The Arcade Belt Program #highfivesathlete Austin Hunt takes a walk through the woods for his fourth belt goal! Goal #4: Be able to walk/hike on more uneven surfaces. Even though this past summer may have been shorter than others, due to the long and heavy winter of 2018/2019, there was still plenty of time to...

The Arcade Belt Program #highfivesathlete Jordan Anderson rips singletrack for his first belt goal! Goal 1: Be back out riding the trails on an adaptive mountain bike. With winter quickly approaching, the windows of time to do our more "summer" activities is closing. Some of us may already be breaking out our ski gear and...

The Arcade Belt Program #highfivesathlete Landon McGauley graduates college for his 5th belt goal Goal 5: Graduate college and complete journalism program. Up in the Great White North (aka Canada), Landon McGauley has been hard at work. He kept up the momentum from his first four belt goals to crush his 5th with flying colors....

The Arcade Belt Program #highfivesathlete Allison White Channels her Inner Spiderman Goal #1: Compete in the Adaptive Climbing World Championships You may (or may not) remember what you were doing on New Years 2019, but we do know one thing: Allison White was making big plans. It all started in late 2016, when a skiing...

#highfivesathlete Candice Dungan luges to her second goal Goal 2: Luge at the World Championship event! You've seen many different sports featured on this blog and on High Five's social channels. Mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, surfing; our athletes are really pushing the boundaries in so many different sports. But luge? Even though you may be...

The Arcade Belt Program #highfivesathlete Yvonne Michaud tells her story through kayaking Goal 2: Doing whitewater in a hard shell kayak. Yvonne hit the bike in her first goal, and is now taking her talents into the water. Read about her story, her motivations, and how she's pushing herself each and every day. After breaking...

The Arcade Belt Program #highfivesathlete Mike Pingatore gets barreled for his 2nd Arcade Belt goal Goal 2: Compete in an adaptive national championship competition Mike Pingatore has been traveling all over the world in search of surf. From ripping a wave pool in Wales, to a trip to Bali later this year, he's been ripping...

THE ARCADE BELT PROGRAM #highfivesathlete Meredith Koch swims into her 5th belt goal! Goal 1: Balance for 15 seconds without use of braces, crutches or assistance. Goal 2: Ski a blue run top to bottom using my new ski equipment without any assistance or falling. Goal 3: Improve gait balance and flow so that weight...