2012 Wounded Warrior Denali Challenge From PhillyBurbs.com’s Eddie Gribbin: Three months ago, five wounded warriors four of them retired attempted to climb the Denali (Mt. McKinley) summit. The team members said the climb wasnt only for them, but for others severely wounded in wars. These five brave men came from the Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam … Read more
Erik Roner in the The Dream Factory by TGR An all around goofy guy, last winter turned serious for Erik when he shattered his femur in a skiing accident. His recovery has been inspirational and we look forward to seeing him in The Dream Factory by TGR premiere (09/19 in Truckee)! Check out Teton Gravity … Read more
Dropping in on the MegaRamp with Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham From GrindTV.com‘s Pete Thomas: Lots of history has been made on the MegaRamp, mostly by skateboarders, for whom the daunting apparatus was unveiled a decade ago. This was in the form of first-ever tricks, youngest-to-perform-tricks, and so forth. But during a weekend exhibition in Brazil, Aaron … Read more
The 4th Annual Bocce Tournament (pres. Squaw Valley / Alpine Meadows, GoPro and Truckee River Winery) is Sept. 23 at the Truckee River Winery! Only 20 team spots remain, sign up today at: https://highfivesfoundation.org/index.php/events/bocce Be sure to dress up in themed costumes to add to the flavor of the event! “Truckee River Winery is very … Read more
Bring Zack Back Home – Building Hope in Kenya Bring Zack Back Home is a fund-raising initiative that is aimed to raise 250 millionKenyan Shillings (approximately 3 million USD) to build a spinal injury treatment center in Kenya that can accommodate up to 75,000 spinal injury victims. The name highlights Zack Kimotho, the face of … Read more
DANG! the Movie – 4FRNT Skis 4FRNT Media is back with another film, DANG! DANG! chronicles the year of the 4FRNT team as they battle low snow, long flights and lots of shredding. Featuring: Eric Hjorleifson, Wiley Miller, Cody Barnhill, David Wise, Laurent Favre, Andy Partridge, Finn Anderson, Will Berman, Mack Jones, Nick Miles, Matt … Read more
Ekso Bionics: FOR THE HUMAN ENDEAVOR About Ekso Bionics: Ekso Bionics is committed to applying the latest technology and engineering to help people rethink current physical limitations and achieve the remarkable. Originally Berkeley Bionics, Ekso Bionics was founded in Berkeley, California in 2005. Since inception Ekso Bionics has forged partnerships with world-class institutions like UC … Read more
Thank You Very Much to the Latest High Fives Donors (08.23.12) 7-11 Carnelian Bay Donation Box at 7-11 Carnelian Bay Truckee Thursday Donors Open Donation at Truckee Thursday Booth Katie Souza Open Donation to High Fives Danielle Dooling Open Donation to High Fives Catherine Larkins Open Donation to High Fives James K Stewart CRJ Healing … Read more
Celebrate Summer at the Last Truckee Thursdays Event The High Fives Foundation will be featuring the bigtruck S.o.S. (sew on site) crew, so come by and get a custom lid and help an athlete! This week is also the last chance this week to get a raffle ticket for one of 6 wonderful prizes: Golf … Read more
