Monday, December 23, 2013

Back again...

If I had one wish, It would be to have a normal back. I cannot honestly think of a single day since I broke my back 5 years ago that I have not thought about my back. When something like that happens to you, it changes you. Hopefully for the better. It has without a doubt changed me, luckily I have learned many valuable lessons from my time in recovery years ago. Lots of little things can trigger my back. Fortunately I am conscious of most of them. Unfortunately the past few weeks have been extremely painful. I have an appointment with a specialist Friday to hopefully help me out.

One thing is for sure. My MRI from 5 years ago still haunts me, it will always haunt me. I cant really describe the fear/unrest/sadness that this photo brings.






Basically my sacrum is slipping under my L5 vertebrae. Maybe it's this photo that has helped give me drive to push myself so much more in my day to day life. If the little disc between my two vertebrae pops (it is damn near exploding in this photo) all I know is things will never be the same. Knowing that you have 3 disks ready to burst isn't exactly reassuring.

Everyone is fighting battles. THIS is my battle.

Don't Stop Breaking Down the Doors

Kam

Monday, December 16, 2013

Skiing

Every year I return to work at Solitude Mountain Resort, I am always reminded of how much I love skiing. I have had the chance to teach a handful of private lessons already this year. I really enjoy feeling like I am giving people the tools they need to go out and be active in the outdoors and have a lot of fun. The ski bug is getting the best of me this season. I had the chance to go out and ski Snowbird with a couple of close friends, and hucked my first backflip. It was so sweet! I have neglected downhill skiing the past few years to really focus on my cross country skiing, so it feels great to come back into another sport that I love so much and still feel like I can ski most of the people I know under the table.

Dropped a pretty penny getting outfitted with some new gear that will allow me to take my downhill and backcountry skiing to the next level. So stoked about it!

Picked up some 2013 Blizzard Gunsmokes for a killer deal and I will be mounting some Tyrolia Adrenaline 16's on them which will allow me to go skinning to reach some awesome lines that I have always wanted to ski. Finally I purchased myself a super sweet pair of boots the Dalbello Panterra 100's, I have been skiing on an ancient pair of used Rossignols that were way to big. I was able to accomplish a hell of a lot on those boots but is exciting to finally invest in some boots that will hopefully allow me to shred even harder. Cannot wait to get all of my orders shipped in and mounted so I can hit the slopes again soon on some awesome new equipment.






It seems like every year or so I find a reason to spend most of my savings on something big. Windsurfer, Mountain Bike, BMX bike, Skim board, Skis, Boots Bindings, Car.... I can definitely say I do not regret any of my purchases, except for the car at time... but that is another story. STOKED!

To all my readers, keep being awesome and do epic shit!

Don't Stop Breaking Down the Doors

Kam

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