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Trampe beats odds with spine surgery and Pacific Crest trek
Spinal fusion patient Trampe recounts choosing surgery after high school and pursuing a 2653 mile solo Pacific Crest Trail hike from Mexico to Canada. He faced fears of paralysis, learned resilience, then returned to life in Seattle and a new job as a ski instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trampe
Stuart Weinstein
UIHC
UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital
USHC
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal of the American Medical Association
Weinstein
Seattle
Iceland
University of Washington
Cascade Mountains
Thad
Mexico-U.s
Sierra and
U.s.-Canada
British Columbia
Pacific Crest Trail
Owen Trampe
Des Moines
Pacific
Mexico
Canada