My Nonprofit Reviews

What a year 2020 has been , COVID shut down my job as a DJ but the good thing was I got to Bike everyday which has been one of my favourite things to do over the last 30 years as well as Snowboarding.
On October 2nd 2020 I was mountain biking , went off a jump too fast sending me over the bars and landing on my head resulting in breaking my neck in several places an crushing my spinal cord.
After 2 months in VGH Vancouver and 4 months in GF Strong im now a c7 complete , paralyzed from the chest down, luckily my arms are strong and hands are compromised but work ok.

i have been a avid mountain biker since being a kid going from BMX to trials then Mountain Biking , In 94 I discovered Snowboarding in Austria then moved to Canada the following year to Live in the BC Mountains.i would alternate seasons biking then snowboarding so now with this disability I have really missed being out in the mountains.
During my 6 months in Hospital I had lots of time to think. Reflect and research any new ways to be able to enjoy the outdoors. One thing ive learned is most disability equipment is super expensive and can be overwhelming thinking about getting back into.
After lots of research I saw things like the Bowhead bikes and friends told me about High Fives non profit foundation who provide camps that allow people to try new adaptive ways to get back into sports they loved to do prior to their accident, they also award generous grants that help people afford equipment to return to the outdoors independently.
Their athletes such as
Landon McGauley , Mike Shaw , Trevor Kenninson and Al Wilson have also been an amazing help and resource for learning whats out there too.
Thanks so much for everything you guys do to help the SCI community.