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Faced with a traumatic injury that renders you permanently disabled; how would you reinvent yourself? Full Circle tells | dG1fcS1DOVNTVVZsRVE
Transcript
00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 This is the first time I've been here since my accident.
00:07 I just remember laying there, thinking about my girlfriend,
00:11 my parents, not being a plumber anymore,
00:14 not doing the things I love anymore.
00:16 And I looked at my feet.
00:18 I knew right away, it sucks what happened to me,
00:23 but it's going to be OK.
00:24 And I feel like I keep proving that every day.
00:26 [CHEERING]
00:27 Let's go!
00:27 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:31 That first goal people set is, I want to walk.
00:35 What happens if it doesn't come true?
00:37 You're starting from scratch.
00:39 You're trying to figure out a whole new life.
00:43 Sink skiing gave me that freedom being out of my wheelchair.
00:47 I could go anywhere on the mountain.
00:48 I could be just like anyone else.
00:51 How does tragedy transform itself into opportunities?
00:57 He's not just an adaptive athlete.
00:59 He's just an athlete.
01:01 You've got to set goals.
01:03 Wanted to compete in the X Games.
01:05 Trevor Kennison looking to make history out here today.
01:08 And he wanted to jump into Corbett's Couloir.
01:10 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:16 There is so much lore about Corbett's Couloir,
01:19 but nobody knows Barry Corbett's full story.
01:21 Well, you want the real story, or you want
01:23 the story that we spun?
01:25 Barry Corbett was this larger than life human being.
01:29 Expert skier, outdoorsman, rock climber.
01:33 The phone rang.
01:34 There's been a terrible accident.
01:37 It's Barry.
01:37 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:40 There's a really poetic circle here, from Trevor's life
01:44 to dad's life.
01:45 He redefined what was possible.
01:47 He taught people how to look at disability in new ways
01:51 that they never thought of.
01:52 Here's Trevor 50 years later, embodying the same spirit.
01:58 For Trevor's biggest goal, he wanted
02:00 to return to where his injury happened,
02:04 to become the first person ever to land a double backflip
02:07 in a sit ski.
02:09 I want to take what the mountain took for me.
02:13 It gave me such a purpose to life.
02:15 It literally soothes my soul.
02:17 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:18 [SCREAMING]
02:21 Let's go!
02:23 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:26 (gentle music)