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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

The story of Mike Garrison and his redemption to motocross

September 24, 2021 by Becca

While a spinal cord injury may take away your ability to walk and feel, it can't take away your passion for racing. Mike Garrison MotoDemption 2021 featuring High Fives Athlete Mike Garrison This year, motocross racer Mike Garrison was the winner of the Motodemption grant. Garrison broke his T5 and T6 vertebrae while racing motocross ... Read more

MotoDemption 2021 | Mike Garrison

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 by Becca

MotoDemption 2021 featuring High Fives Athlete Mike Garrison Newest Empowerment Video by @generikaldesign just released! High Fives Foundation Welcomes Adaptive Motocross Riders to Annual Motodemption Camp If a guy who can't move or feel 75% of his body can celebrate his 5-year wedding anniversary with the girl of his dreams by doing the sport he ... Read more

Muscle Memory- The Chris Muscle Story

September 5, 2021September 2, 2021 by Landon McGauley

High Fives supports a vast array of Athletes who have overcome a wide-spanning range of injuries. Sometimes the trauma is invisible to the naked eye. While many Athlete injuries are visible, such as paralysis from a spinal cord injury, High Fives also supports Athletes with injuries that are not as visibly apparent as wheelchairs or ... Read more

From a hospital bed, to the top of Half Dome – Athlete Ryan Bodine

September 2, 2021August 24, 2021 by Landon McGauley

Ryan Bodine Goal Athlete Number: 305 Injury Level: SCI C7 Location: Nevada City Injury Date: 2/20/20 Cause: Snowboarding Having been so lucky to recover extremely quickly, my main goal is to snowboard again. Along with snowboarding, my goals are to run a mile, surf, and rock climb. A long term goal I have is to ... Read more

Return to Dirt x High Fives RZR Camp 2021

August 11, 2021August 10, 2021 by Landon McGauley

It seems like it was just yesterday that we were returning from the dust of 2020's Return To Dirt Camp. The camp continues to be a favorite of both staff and #HighFivesAthletes. The combination of great people, high-powered vehicles, lakes, sunshine, and camping makes it quite challenging to not have an amazing time. Some incredible ... Read more

The Last High Five Winners surf their custom Macskis in Santa Cruz!

June 25, 2021June 23, 2021 by Landon McGauley

Camps have returned, and we are absolutely elated to bring amazing Athletes from across America together to bond, heal, and shred together. This last month we were able to bring 8 Athletes together in Santa Cruz to get out in the water to feel the therapeutic power that lives inside the ocean. 2 of these ... Read more

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