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YOU DON’T HAVE TO HURT Don’t Let Joint Pain Keep You on the Sidelines.

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ore and more boomers, realizing they no longer have to live with pain, are fueling a wave of joint replacement surgeries. They’re rejecting the sedentary lifestyle of their parents’ generation and are searching out experienced physicians with stellar reputations to replace their joints. That means they can keep on running, cycling, skiing and engaging in other sports.

Ken Mitchell has been active his entire life. He played baseball, basketball and football in college before spending time as a catcher with the California Angels organization. He then went on to play linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons in the 1970s.

After his football career, he kept active by competing in Ironman triathlon events. But when his knees began to let him down, and getting out of a chair became a big deal, he knew it was time to go to Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic.

“My doctor knew I was going to stay athletic, so he did a lot of research and took a lot of time to look over the best options for me,“ says Ken. “He ended up putting in a specialized kind of knee that has never let me down.”

The design of today’s knee implants fits the anatomy of the patient, providing more natural movements So after having one knee replaced, Ken opted to have his other knee replaced, too. Four years later, he found himself on top of the world, climbing Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain.

Adds Ken: “It’s been a Godsend. Without Jewett, I would have never, ever been able to do the things I’ve done since the replacements, from getting back to coaching basketball to traveling all around the country with my kids to climbing in the Alps.”

Kevin Lang, 54, shares Ken’s love of adventure. From whitewater rafting to waterskiing to hiking and parachuting, no sport is too extreme for him. “I would try anything I could try,” he says.

However, a 30-year-old knee injury from a motorcycle accident threatened to sideline him once and for all. Eventually, he developed a bow in his leg and became unable to do the things he enjoyed.

Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic physicians were able to use advanced MRI technology to take 3D images of the entire leg. Today, Kevin is walking better than he has in decades.

Innovative technologies in implant designs, paired with surgical techniques and experienced physicians, allows Jewett to meet the growing demand for active boomers seeking the perfect fit by provid-

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ing both longer-lasting results and a faster recovery.

“I feel like I’m 20 years younger,” Kevin says. “I no longer have the bow in my leg. I’m walking nice and straight. I no longer have the pain or swelling in my knee that I had before, and I’ve already been out on 5-mile walks with my dog.”

Ken and Kevin are part of the fastest-growing population for knee and hip replacements. A recent study found that, over the past decade, knee-replacement surgeries have more than tripled in the 45 to 64 age group.

The physicians at Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic know that boomers won’t settle for just walking around the block. They want to be able to bike, hike, ski, dance and play with their kids and grandchildren.

Call us today to start planning your future — wherever in the world it may take you. For more information, visit jewettortho.com.

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contents

6 FROM THE EDITOR 8 GROWING BOLDER WITH...

10 MOVE FORWARD, GIVE BACK Finding their purpose: Two women are changing lives in Africa.

By Jackie Carlin

12 FACES IN THE CROWD GB readers share terrific travel tips.

14 5 QUESTIONS Backroads and byways: The joy of seeing America by motorcycle.

By Bill Shafer

16 SURVIVOR SUMMIT Delivering a message of hope and inspiration at the top of the world.

By Marc Middleton

22 BEHIND THE SCENES 24 BOLDER BUSINESS Pinnacle of leadership: Why mountaineers make better executives.

By Marc Middleton

26 MASTERS SPORTS No limits allowed: NAC empowers kids and wounded warriors.

By Wendy Chioji

28 BOLDER NUTRITION No-regret road food: When traveling, avoid nutritional pitfalls.

By Dr. Susan Mitchell

30 THE TAKEAWAY Let’s live large: Life is short, so if you get a chance, take it.

By Doug Ulman

ON THE COVER: Marc Middleton, Wendy Chioji and Dr. Robert Masson fly the Growing Bolder colors from the summit of Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest freestanding mountain.

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The Challenge of a Lifetime

From the Editor

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have never been shy about taking calculated risks in the pursuit of adventure (or a pretty good adrenaline buzz.)

Over the years, I’ve bungee-jumped from hot-air balloons, skydived from 18,000 feet, gone over 300 miles an hour in a 1957 Chevy powered by two rocket engines, ridden a bucking bronco at a rodeo, performed aerobatic rolls at Mach 2 with the Blue Angels and wing-walked on the top wing of a biplane in flight.

I’ve scuba-dived deep into the mouth of the world’s largest freshwater spring and discovered 12,000-year-old Mastodon bones, flown without a tether on the top of a hot-air balloon (yes, on top the balloon itself), been strapped to the hood of a car that was crashed through a wall at a stunt show and driven a race car in the main event on a dirt track in rural Georgia.

I’ve even drag-raced one-wheeled motorcycles in races staged by A.N.U.S. — which, despite the unfortunate acronym, stands for American National Unimotorcyclists Society.

I kid you not. I’m sure there’ve been more adventures, but I’ve never really written them all down.

Fortunately, I’ve become much more selective (i.e. smart) as I’ve gotten older, and pretty much limit my risk-taking to more normal activities, such as snow skiing and shopping on Black Friday.

But I couldn’t resist the opportunity recently to join Survivor Summit and climb Mount Kilimanjaro with 15 of the most amazing people I have ever met. You’ll meet them all in an upcoming documentary that we’re now producing called Conquering Kilimanjaro.

In this issue’s cover story, we focus on two of my Survivor Summit team members: Wendy Chioji and Dr. Robert Masson. Also, in our Fountain of Youth feature, you’ll meet Chris Warner, the remarkable man who led us to the summit. And we’re honored to have Doug Ulman, president and CEO of the Livestrong Foundation, write this issue’s Takeaway.

I hope this special issue of Growing Bolder will inspire you to add a little adventure to your life. You don’t have to go wing-walking, but get out there and explore the world. Don’t be afraid to take the long way home. Oscar Wilde once said: “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”

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Growing Bolder With...

Rosie Perez

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Actress/Activist

Singer/Songwriter

“Even as a little child, I always knew I was better than the situation I was placed in. I just needed an opportunity. When I was a child, I readied myself for success. I never doubted myself one bit, although others did, and I came out of it. I felt really, really proud, and I want other women to feel proud as well. Women should start patting themselves on the backs, especially the women who’ve overcome such great difficulties. It’s really something to champion, because I know first-hand how difficult it can be.”

Oscar-nominated actress Rosie Perez writes about her painful and tumultuous childhood in her new book, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair). She’s also helped start a campaign called “When Life Gets Tough, Women Rise Above It” to inspire other women to overcome obstacles.

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Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to listen to our full conversations with Rosie Perez and Liberty DeVitto and to watch our interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Plus, you’ll find links to the three projects they discussed: Women Rise Above It, Rockers in Recovery and Rickie Lee’s new album.

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“At the end of the day, if you don’t fix and care for and love the one inside, it doesn’t matter how charmed your life is. I struggle with who I am and who I should be, just like anybody else. I think I’m lonely and alone. Other times I think maybe not everybody is supposed to pair off. There’s so much pressure that we’re supposed to pair off, but if I go to bed at night and I have good dreams and I get up and pet my dog, I think, ‘What a beautiful world.’ Maybe that’s good enough.”

In 1979, her debut single, “Chuck E.’s in Love” was a massive radio hit. A Grammy win and a Rolling Stone cover quickly followed, but fame made Rickie Lee Jones uneasy. So she pushed it all away. Now she’s back to making new music and just used crowdfunding to support her first album of new material in a decade. It will be released later this year.

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“Life is more fun than ever for me. I got myself together. I actually have a life coach and a nutritionist. I got my head together and I sobered up. If you just continue to think young, listen to some new music, stay healthy and just love and be loved by the people around you, you’ll have the greatest life ever.”

For more than 30 years, drummer Liberty DeVitto was the beat behind Billy Joel. Now he’s in a new band called The Slim Kings, featuring a lineup of musicians decades younger, and he’s one of the contributing artists to “Rockers in Recovery,” performing shows for people in treatment who still want to rock ‘n roll, but don’t want to do the bar scene.

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Move Forward. Give Back.

Finding Their Purpose Two Women Are Changing Lives in Africa.

By Jackie Carlin

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n the mid-1990s,Tracy Stone’s life went off the tracks.

The stay-at-home mom suddenly found herself in the midst of a devastating divorce, and struggled to find a way to care for her two daughters.

As she tried to cope with her new life, she began hearing about genocide in Rwanda. By the summer of 1994, nearly 1 million Rwandans had been killed. Mothers, she read, had been raped and beaten and had witnessed the murders of family members.

“I was still at my lowest point,” says Tracy, 54. “The stories of these women really served as inspiration for me.

They helped me learn how to be courageous in the face of the worst life can give you.”

Eventually, inspired by stories of reconciliation in Rwanda,

she established a friendly relationship with her ex-husband and got her own life in order. But she knew there was something more she had to do.

“I traveled to Rwanda to thank the women I’d read about for what they’d done for me,”Tracy recalls. “It was truly amazing to them that anyone had even heard about their stories, let alone be inspired by them.”

When she returned to the U.S., she quit her job and became involved with organizations dedicated to helping the people of that war-torn country. Today she serves on the board of directors of ERM Rwanda, a Christian nonprofit focused on helping Rwandan widows and orphans.

A visit to Africa was also a life-changing experience for Rachel O’Neill. To celebrate her 50th birthday, she and her hus-

Tracy Stone says the women and children of Rwanda served as an inspiration for her during a low point in her life.

Today, she gives back through ERM Rwanda, a nonprofit focused on helping Rwandan widows and orphans.

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band, Michael, decided to visit Uganda and Kenya on safaris.

“I just loved the children, the people, the music, the sound and the texture of Africa,” she says. “It really got into my soul. I just knew I’d be back.”

Rachel eventually launched Little Dresses for Africa, a nonprofit that provides children with dresses and shorts made from pillowcases. Since its founding in 2007, the group has distributed more than 2.5 million dresses to 48 countries in Africa.

“In most parts of Africa that I’ve visited, the girls come last, although they do most of the work,” she says. “I just wanted to do something that would honor these little girls and make them realize that they’re worthy.”

It was an unlikely endeavor for someone who doesn’t even sew.

“I reached out to my friends for help,” says Rachel. “We discovered this pattern that’s been around since the pioneer days. They’re very easy to make, so no one has an excuse — not even me.”

The dresses have now been distributed to 27 countries outside of Africa, including the U.S., where they’ve been sent to several Native American reservations and commu-

Rachel O’Neill doesn’t sew, but children throughout Africa are wearing clothes made by her organization, Little Dresses for Africa. “I just wanted to do something that would honor these little girls and make them realize that they’re worthy,” she says. nities in the Appalachians.

Rachel and her team also recently launched a project to build a school and soccer field in Malawi. And they’re about to send their second 40-foot shipping container filled with school supplies, teacher desks — and thousands of dresses.

“I’m living proof that you don’t have to be an expert in a field,” she adds. “You just have to care. You just have to get involved and get off the couch to do something. Your life will be transformed.” n

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To find out how you can help ERM Rwanda or Little Dresses for Africa, visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com. You can also listen to our full-length interviews with Tracy Stone and Rachel O’Neill and check out photo galleries of the work being done by both projects in Africa.

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Faces in the Crowd

Go on a Bold Adventure GB Readers Share Terrific Travel Tips.

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here will your next adventure take you? Be bold! See the world. Immerse yourself in a new culture. Or explore the byways and backroads in America. No matter your interests, your budget or your experience as a traveler, there’s so much to see and do in this big, beautiful world of ours. Check out the cool places some of our Growing Bolder friends have visited lately. Go forward, explorers!

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Sometimes it’s best to hit the road alone. Lauren Gill, 45, of Portland, Oregon, says a couple years ago she set off for a solo motorcycle adventure in Ireland. “It was truly an amazing trip,” she says. “My route took me from Dublin to Donegal, Donegal to Westport, Westport to Galway, Galway back to Dublin. I am, as the Irish say, a brave girl.” Now that’s living life boldly!

Growing Bolder’s Bess Auer and her mother, Betsy Harbin, recently traveled to Southeast Asia, visiting four countries to see places holy to Buddhism. Here the pair is pictured at the Royal Palace in Bangkok. “A blend of ancient and modern, Bangkok is so welcoming to foreigners that it makes a good introduction to Asia for the novice traveler,” says Bess.

You can read all of Bess’s travel stories from their time in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos on her blog, bessauer.com.

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Dyan deNapoli, aka “The Penguin Lady, of Massachusetts,” tells us she loves to explore different countries and cultures. Her most thrilling adventure to date, she says, was a trip to Antarctica. Five years ago, she was invited to be the penguin expert and guest lecturer on the ship Antarctic Dream. “Crossing the dreaded Drake Passage — which has the most violent seas on earth — was a bit nerve-wracking, but once we hit Antarctica and there were penguins as far as the eye could see, I was in heaven.

Antarctica is the most pristine, silent, otherworldly and breathtakingly beautiful place I’ve ever been. If you’ve ever had the desire to go to Antarctica, you must make it happen! The experience will transform you.”

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Kay Castle-Brinker, 62, and her husband, Steve, 63, of Ohio, have just wrapped up an incredible sixweek trek through South America. Their youngest son, Carl, has been working in Santiago, Chile, and he urged them to visit before he returned to the U.S. One of the highlights was a camping trek into Machu Picchu. Despite some difficulties, including struggles breathing at such a high altitude, Kay says she’s grateful she pushed through the pain. “One of my main takeaways is to be smart about the risks you take,� she says. “But pushing limits has its own exhilarating reward. Also, I think adult children can be such a motivating force to not let their parents become sedentary. Carl’s belief in us, in our physical and mental ability to deal with less than desirable living conditions, was inspiring and very motivating.�

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here may be no more enjoyable adventure than to simply jump on a motorcycle and take off down the backroads of America. Bored with his 9-to-5 job, Gary McKechnie did just that. He sold his house and set out on an 18-month ride of a lifetime. Along the way, he also happened to write the country’s best-selling motorcycle guidebook, Great American Cycle Tours. McKechnie is one of the nation’s top travel writers and a passionate speaker on the topic. He’s also a humorist, comedian and storyteller. His exploration of the roads less traveled have given him a unique perspective, which he shares through his fascinating stories of American innovation, imagination and perseverance.

Backroads and Byways The Joy of Seeing America by Motorcycle.

By Bill Shafer Why are so many boomers attracted to motorcycles?

I think it’s the sense of freedom that a motorcycle brings.

Whether it’s in the workplace or at home, most of us are restricted by responsibilities. We’re stuck in a routine most of the time and may not even know it. But once you’re in the saddle of a cycle and take to the open road, you instantly become part of the world around you; you’re not enclosed anymore, like you are at work or when you’re driving a car. It’s a feeling that generates a sense of adventure and a desire to explore.

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tion to Harley-Davidson, the image of riders changed from Marlon Brando to Marlin Perkins. From the Hell’s Angels to Hollywood, there’s been a constant shift in attitudes about riding that has spread all across the country. Today, no one gives a second look at housewife or a senior citizen riding a motorcycle.

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get my tail wagging. One is the Oregon coast between Cannon Beach and Florence. Highway 101 scribbles along the Pacific, and since there’s no structure taller than three stories along the waterfront, you get an unobstructed view of the ocean. I would say it’s my favorite one-day ride ever.

Another waterfront ride is from Ludington, Mich., up the Lake Michigan shoreline. You’ll ride north to the Leelanau Peninsula, double back to Traverse City, then head north again through Petoskey and Charlevoix before reaching the top of the mitten at Mackinaw City. The best part is that it’s nearly all two-lane riding, fantastic views of the lake and often you’re zipping through a tunnel of trees. Finally, I’d highly recommend riding across northern Kansas from Concordia to Oberlin, the majority of which is on Highway 24. It’s not a place anyone would plan to see on a vacation, and that’s why you should go. It’s wonderful to be riding past fields of corn and wheat. There are many places where you can stop, park, look around and realize it’s only you and your bike in the middle of 900 square miles. You can look from horizon to horizon with nothing visible but you.

The solitude is spiritual. Magic. nnn Many riders like weekend day trips. What are the challenges to keep in mind for longer rides?

Really, the biggest challenge is just deciding to go. Most of us are so wrapped up in a daily routine that we forget that we need time to explore and refresh our souls. Once you’ve made that decision, then the biggest challenges are deciding where to go and what to pack. Unless you haul a trailer, a motorcycle doesn’t afford room for suitcases or all of the things you’d stow in a car. So you’ve got to pare

Says McKechnie: “Once you’re in the saddle of a cycle and take to the open road, you instantly become part of the world around you; you’re not enclosed anymore. It’s a feeling that generates a sense of adventure and a desire to explore.” it down to the essentials that’ll work for you in the desert or mountains or prairies, and also be appropriate when you go out at night. nnn For those who don’t ride, how difficult is it to learn and become confident enough to explore those backroads of America?

Before you can receive your motorcycle endorsement on your license, you need to pass a motorcycle safety course. That’s handled by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (800/446-9227, msf-usa.org), which offers safe riding courses across the U.S. The cost is minimal, and they provide small motorcycles to help you learn how to shift, brake, turn, lean and provide a general understanding of how to handle a motorcycle. Not sure if you really want to?

Take my advice, do it! Open the door to some of the most incredible trips of your life. n

GB EXTRA Want to learn more? Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com for Gary’s answers to even more questions, including his favorite summer rides. Also, you can watch Gary’s “Growing Bolder With” spotlights on Growing Bolder TV.

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SURVIVO SUMMIT Delivering a Message of Hope and Inspiration at the Top of the World.

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By Marc Middleton recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. It was the most difficult — and the most rewarding — adventure of my life. I was part of Survivor Summit, a remarkable team of 16 people that included four cancer survivors and 12 advocates from the cancer community.

Our mission was to reach the frozen summit of the highest freestanding mountain in the world, deliver a message of hope and inspiration to 32 million cancer survivors worldwide and fly honor flags in remembrance of those who had run out of time. We knew it wouldn’t be easy. But we had no idea how difficult it would be.

The trip was organized under the auspices of the Livestrong Foundation, previously known as the Lance Armstrong Foundation, an international nonprofit founded by former professional road-racing cyclist Lance Armstrong, a survivor of testicular cancer.

Armstrong, as virtually everyone knows, was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and later banned from competitive cycling for life due to a doping scandal. He severed his affiliation with the organization in 2012, after which it changed its name to the Livestrong Foundation.

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Today the newly branded foundation is stronger than ever. It lobbies governmental agencies, conducts research and funds smaller non-profits with related missions. But its primary function remains providing free, personalized support services for people facing a cancer diagnosis.

Each participant in Survivor Summit, which is held annually in January or February, is required to raise a minimum of $10,000, which covers lodging, meals and expert guides from Earth Treks as well as a donation to Livestrong. Airfare isn’t included.

The purpose? To lead cancer survivors and their supporters on life-altering jounrneys, and to inspire them to challenge the emotional upheaval and physical limitations associated with having cancer.

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“It’s a validation of just how tough I really am. Of how tough we all are. You always think you’ve been pushed to your limits, that you can’t handle any more. That’s a lie.

No matter what challenges we’re facing, we all have the ability to keep moving forward.”

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The Survivior Summit team eats breakfast in snow-laden tents. Meanwhile, Marc Middleton interviews Chris Warner, one of the world’s greatest mountaineers.

“An expedition is a success not because you reach the summit. It’s a success when you learn something about yourself along the way that you apply to life back home.”

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Floridians: Wendy Chioji, the former local news anchor, and Dr. Robert Masson, the internationally recognized neurosurgeon. Both Wendy and Robert are part of the Growing Bolder family and regular contributors to our many media projects.

Wendy, a two-time cancer survivor, is climbing just 10 weeks after completing a very difficult course of radiation and chemotherapy to treat thymic carcinoma.

For the past 13 years, ever since her well-publicized battle with breast cancer, Wendy has refused to let the disease take what she most loves — adventures with her friends. When we arrive in Africa, I ask if she’s climbing with the approval of her doctors. Her answer? “I never asked.”

Robert is climbing to honor his sister, a 20-year cancer survivor, and his father, who passed away recently after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Having had artificial disc surgery just a few months prior to the the climb, he’s also anxious to test his own theories about “extreme recovery.”

“I injured myself in a wakeboarding accident and my symptoms grew progressively worse, to the point that I feared becoming disabled,” he says.

So, before and after his surgery, Robert committed himself to an aggressive prehab and rehab regimen, practicing what he has long preached to his patients, some of whom are world-class athletes whose livelihoods depended upon the degree to which they bounce back from injury.

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“Within minutes of meeting one another, we make the odds even longer with a bold, all-or-nothing decision. We commit to reaching the summit together, at the same time, or not at all.”

all capable of so much more than we think we are. We all have the potential for extreme recovery — if we’re willing to work for it.” n n n At 62, I’m the oldest member of the team — and my mission is to shoot video for an upcoming documentary on these amazing men and women, who are risking it all to send the message that life is worth fighting for. Mostly, though, I just hope I can keep up.

Chris Warner, one of the world’s greatest mountaineers and an expert on building high-performance teams, is in charge of leading this assortment of inexperienced strangers, many of whom have never even been camping, into the hostile environment encountered at nearly 20,000 feet.

“How do you build a team that can be in such incredibly dangerous situations and have everybody come back home alive?” he asks. “That’s my responsibility. Climbers constantly underestimate Kilimanjaro.”

That, Chris says, is why fewer than 20 percent who try ever make it to Uruhu Peak, the highest of the three summits.

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resist the standard practice of forming smaller, more efficient groups.

Chris tells us that the only power great enough to lift our group of beginners to the summit is love. We would quickly learn to put the needs of our teammates ahead of our own, he says, or we would fail.

“There can be no individual load,” Chris adds. “Only group load. There can be no individual resources. Only group resources.” n n n Dr. Matt King and Chris Callahan, co-founders of Survivor Summit, and Doug Ulman, president and CEO of Livestrong, are also part of the team.

Doug is a three-time cancer survivor and one of the most inspirational CEOs in the world. He has not only kept Livestrong moving forward in the aftermath of the Armstrong debacle, his leadership has created an opportunity for a brighter-than-ever future for the organization.

“Livestrong has been through a lot,” Doug admits. “But the work is too important. What we’re doing is so critical to so many people that you can’t even think about slowing down. You can’t let challenges hold you back. I’m excited about where we go from here.”

As our adventure begins, we see Mount Kilimanjaro looming in the distance. Yes, it’s beautiful, but we

That’s Wendy, bundled up but smiling for the camera. Making her feat all the more remarkable was the fact that she had just completed 10 weeks of radiation therapy for thymic carcinoma. haven’t come for the view. We’ve come to climb, and viewed through that prism, the mountain is a foreboding monster that seems impossible to reach, let alone to conquer. n n n For the next six days, we climb through rain and mud and snow and ice. We make a slow but steady ascent in gusting winds and dropping temperatures.

We battle steep inclines of deep volcanic ash and scramble over large boulders. We struggle daily and, as Chris predicted, we begin to love one another. We become a team of givers — carrying one another’s load, sharing clothing and supplies, offering encouragement and catching one another when we stumble.

It’s an effortless level of support that makes the grueling effort of climbing ever higher not only possible but, amazingly, pleasurable.

We arrive in high camp on summit night exhausted, nervous and breathing deeply in the oxygen-deprived environment of 18,000 feet. Six days of climbing and sleeping in extreme

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“While most are able to remain on the summit for only a few minutes, we stay for nearly an hour, unveiling banner after banner bearing the names of those for whom we were climbing.”

— Marc Middleton

The Survivor Summit team made it to the top. But they lengthened their odds by deciding early on that everyone would reach the peak or no one would.

That made cooperation even more crucial. conditions have taken its toll.

We rest in our tents for several hours before leaving at 11:30 p.m. to begin our final, nine-hour assault on the summit.

We all know that this will be the greatest physical and emotional test we’ve ever faced — and we can‘t wait to begin. n n n Doggedly trudging through newly fallen snow on steep, slippery and endless switchbacks, we climb into an increasingly hostile environment.

Each step becomes more painful and then seemingly impossible to take.

This is the point at which many turn back; where the weight of the challenge exceeds the strength of the team.

Given our commitment that everyone or no one reaches the top, we’re only as strong as our weakest link — and no one wants to let the group down.

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later confessed. “I could feel and taste the blood dripping down the back of my throat. My vision was starting to go. I started seeing really weird things. I was hypoxic. I couldn’t really talk, and for the first time, I started to doubt if I could finish.”

But, Wendy added, “there was absolutely no way I was going to stop. I wasn’t just finishing for the 16 people on our team. I was finishing for the tens of thousands of people who were watching and pulling strength from our climb.”

This is the most grueling, and yet most magically surreal, stage of the entire expedition. There’s a very real and palpable power pushing us forward, leading us upward. Chris was right. The immense challenge, the hostile environment, the absolute reliance upon one another had forged a bond and created a force that would not be stopped.

That force, unmistakably, was love.

Just before reaching the summit, Robert pauses to spread some of his father’s ashes. “We all miss my dad a lot,” he says, quietly. “He fought bravely for 13 years. He put up a hell of a fight. He was one of a kind in so many ways. I love you, Dad.” n n n

Seven days after our taking our first step and nine hours after leaving high camp, there isn’t any farther to go.

We’ve reached the roof of Africa, Uhuru Point, at 19,341 feet. We’ve conquered Kili and are standing on top of the mountain that, just one week earlier, had seemed totally out of our reach.

By any standard, this is an incredible moment for everyone — but especially for the four cancer survivors who, between them, have battled the disease seven times. In many ways, this accomplishment marks the completion of their symbolic journeys. After struggling through the valleys of life, they’d had fought their way to the mountaintop.

While most are able to remain on the summit for only a few minutes, we stay for nearly an hour, unveiling banner after banner bearing the names of those for whom we were climbing.

Finally, fearing the growing effects of hypoxia and the potential for acute mountain sickness and cerebral or pulmonary edema, Chris orders us to begin our descent. Two days later, we’re off the mountain. n n n Back at the lodge in Arusha, Chris challenges us to share what we learned.

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Baby Boomers Are Getting More Adventurous, Says Travel Expert you reach the summit,” he says. “It’s a success when you learn something about yourself along the way that you apply to life back home.“ “It’s a validation of just how tough I really am,” Wendy says. “Of how tough we all are. You always think you’ve been pushed to your limits, that you can’t handle any more. That’s a lie. No matter what challenges we’re facing, we all have the ability to keep moving forward. That knowledge is illuminating, uplifting, powerful, spiritual, emotional and impactful. This was the most amazing, life-changing experience of my entire life.”

For Robert, the climb was a reaffirmation of what’s truly important in his personal and professional life.

“The biggest thing I’m going to take out of this experience is the realization that I don’t want to focus so much on quantitative goals,” he says.

“I want to return to my roots and spend my time and energy in pursuit of qualitative goals, which feed my soul and enrich my life and lives of others in more meaningful ways.”

For me, the message is simply what Chris declared on day one — that only love will get us to the top of the mountain. It was a life lesson worth fighting and suffering for because, in many ways, we’re all climbing a mountain — and the summit sometimes seems unattainable.

This was adventure worth remembering and a story worth telling. Fortunately, I was able to keep the camera rolling.The Growing Bolder team is now in post-production for our documentary, Conquering Kilimanjaro.To learn more, visit conqueringkilimanjaro.com.

To learn more about Survivor Summit, visit SurvivorSummit.org.

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Travel is the No. 1 leisure activity for boomers, who spend $57 billion on leisure travel every year. There’s no doubt about it: those over 50 are driving the industry.

One of the fastest-growing trends in boomer travel is adventure travel. Climbing, trekking, canoeing, kayaking, safaris and more are all red-hot with the 50-plus crowd.

Growing Bolder’s Marc Middleton recently traveled to Tanzania, Africa, for Survivor Summit, during which a group of cancer survivors and their supporters scaled Mount Kilimanjaro. He couldn’t have done it without the experts at TravelCountry.com.

Owner Mike Plante’s staff helped Middleton pick the perfect gear for the varying conditions encountered while climbing the world’s largest freestanding mountain.

“We went from tropical conditions at the base of the mountain to sub-arctic on the summit,” Middleton says. “And we had strict weight limits on what we could pack and carry, so there’s no room for error.”

The staff at Travel Country was extremely helpful and absolutely correct in their recommendations, he adds.

“I hadn’t been camping since college and was amazed at how much the gear has changed,” Middleton says. “I can’t tell you how many times on the way up Mount Kilimanjaro I was thankful for the advice and recommendations of the Travel Country experts. They were absolutely right on.”

Plante says now is the time to get back out in the great outdoors.

“Everything has become lighter, more durable and easier to carry,” he says. “The sleeping pads are so comfortable that you can actually get a good night’s sleep in the woods. Your sleeping bag can compress to the size of loaf of bread and still keep you warm at zero degrees.

You no longer have to overpack, he adds. If you pick the right equipment for the right trip, you’ll be comfortable.

For years, Europe, Australia and New Zealand have been the favorite destinations of travelers, particularly those 50 and older. Now, people are opting for such exotic and adventurous locales as Asia, Africa and the polar ice caps.

“As I’ve watched the customer base grow over the past 30-plus years, everyone is getting more comfortable with traveling abroad,” Plante says. “They’re not so frightened of other cultures, and they’re really enjoying the planet as they travel and discover what’s beautiful about other countries and people.”

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Behind the Scenes FILM FEST ADOPTS NEW GB CATEGORY A Growing Bolder category has been added to the 2014 Global Peace Film Festival — and we’re now soliciting film submissions.

The Growing Bolder Category recognizes short films of all types that celebrate or investigate the changing culture of aging. We’re looking for films that smash stereotypes, reveal the unprecedented opportunities of life beyond retirement and feature intergenerational relationships.

With a mission to expand the definition of peace beyond anti-war, ideology, activism or specific causes, the Global Peace Film Festival suggests a more personal message reflected in the daily lives of individuals and communities the world over.

The Global Peace Film Festival is scheduled for Sept. 16 -21 in Orlando. Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com for more information.

IT’S AN ALL-NEW SEASON OF SURVIVING & THRIVING Surviving & Thriving is back. Our new season kicked off in April with all-new stories of real people providing real inspiration. In our first episode, we told the story of Elyse Mundelein, who has never let her Down syndrome keep her from living life to the fullest.

From teaching at a university to testifying in Washington, she’s a force to be reckoned with. When a serious illness nearly took her life, she and her family dug in even deeper. Her story will inspire you and prove there’s always hope, even in the darkest moments.

Plus, we visited Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams, who’s spent the past few years battling the incurable multiple myeloma, about his plan to bring to Central Florida much-needed resources for patients facing similar challenges.

Watch their stories and more on survivingandthriving.tv, our website.

We’ll be back with a new episode of Surviving & Thriving, presented by Florida Hospital and airing on WKMG Local 6, later this summer. Stay tuned for details.

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Pinnacle of Leadership Why Mountaineers Make Better Executives.

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focus on what makes a loving relationship work, whether hris Warner just might be the most interesting it’s a marriage or a business or a climb, the more we’ll be man in the world. One of the world’s elite mounsuccessful.” taineers, Warner is one of only nine Americans On a mountain, Warner says, we have to genuinely care to reach the summits of both Mount Everest, the highest about the needs of others more than our own. mountain on earth, and K2, also known as Ketu/Kechu, the “A team on a mountain is no stronger that its weakest second-highest. link,” he adds. “We have to be willing to share resources and The owner of Earth Treks, one of the largest chains of balance loads. A high-performance team works to make climbing centers in the U.S., he’s led nearly 200 internaeveryone stronger, everyone better. I love putting people tional expeditions. He’s also a renowned leadership expert in situations that demand the best of them and give them who helps Fortune 100 executives, Super Bowl champions, a choice. Are they going to step up and become the best U.S. military covert ops teams and Wharton MBA students person possible?” build high-performance teams.

Warner believes it’s a gift to be Warner believes that high-altithere when people realize that tude mountaineering is the perfect they’re more powerful, more caclassroom for developing leaderpable, more resilient than they ship skills. “On a mountain, at alever thought they could be. titude, dysfunctional teams will He adds: “We succeeded on Kilicrash and burn very quickly,” he manjaro because we put partnersays. “Conversely, teams with outships first, and it was all the love standing leadership will excel.” and caring and trust that we had So what constitutes a highfor each other that allowed everyperformance team? Three factors body to get to the summit.” generate results in any activity, Warner is in great demand whether it’s business or mounto lead expeditions all over the taineering, says Warner: the right world, but says he’ll always make tools, the right techniques and the room on his schedule for Survivor right behaviors.

Summit.

“In this day and age, the tools “I’m not a crier, but I’ve been and techniques are almost a givon two of these Survivor Summit en, so the No. 1 driver of results trips and both times, I’ve cried,” is behavior,” he adds. “In the end, he says. “That means something behavior makes the difference deeply personal is happening between success and failure. And According to Chris Warner, “there’s no better place there’s no better place to learn to learn behavior than on a mountain — because the for me. Of all the opportunities that come my way, I’d rather be behavior than on a mountain — cost of failure is so great.” because the cost of failure is so great.”

Warner believes that success is ultimately achieved by creating partnerships that are built upon trust and caring.

In other words, successful teams are built upon love.

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in a situation where I’m forced to grow, and the Survivor Summit trips definitely force me to grow.”

To learn more about Warner’s philosophy on leadership, check out his book High Altitude Leadership, What the World’s Most Forbidding Peaks Teach Us About Success.

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Masters Sports

No Limits Allowed

NAC Empowers Kids and Wounded Warriors.

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More than 850 volunteers contribute a cumulative 20,000 cary. Most everything around her is scary. She hours annually. Many of the instructors are also individureturned from military service in Afghanistan with als with disabilities, and serve as role models for our pardebilitating post-traumatic stress disorder. For ticipants. years, she couldn’t leave the house. Now she’s fighting her It’s all about empowering people to help them get past way back to whatever normal will be from now on. physical, cognitive or emotional limitations. Everyone This week, she’s at the National Ability Center in Park moves forward, just at a different pace, and sometimes in City, Utah, participating in its ski and snowboard program. a different direction.

Two NAC instructors and I, as a volunVeterans, like our Marine, are among teer, calm her fears on the chairlift and the biggest users of NAC programs. It’s the ski slope, where she gains more and powerful and poignant to see our woundmore confidence. ed warriors, some missing limbs or parts By lunch, she’s laughing and schusof themselves that you can’t see, master sing. It’s a remarkable transformation a snowplow or a turn with a monoski or over three hours. And it’s a daily occurother piece of adaptive equipment. rence at the NAC. Many participants include those with Every year, the NAC’s adaptive recreorthopedic, spinal cord, neuromuscular, ation programs help more than 3,000 visual and hearing impairments and adults and kids with disabilities or chalcognitive and developmental disabililenges achieve a few hours of freedom, ties. In an effort to eliminate isolation independence and just plain going fast. of individuals with disabilities, friends The NAC was founded in 1985 as Park and family members are also encourCity Handicapped Sports Association by Wendy helps Bridget, a child with deaged to participate.

Meeche White and Pete Badewitz, who Half of the people the NAC helps are gave ski lessons through a grant from velopmental challenges, learn to ski, the Disabled American Veterans of Utah. have fun and increase her self confi- children like little Bridget, with whom It’s a non-profit, tax-exempt organization dence at the National Ability Center. I’ve been skiing for a couple of years now. She can’t tell you how much she that inspires individual achievement for likes sliding on the snow, feeling the wind on her face and people of all abilities. connecting with the friendly, enthusiastic and passionate Thanks to individual donors and grants from corporainstructors and volunteers. tions and foundations, the NAC has provided scholarships But you can see it in her big smile — and in the big smiles to 100 percent of those who requested aid. In fact, fees of everyone else when they see her at the center. account for less than 30 percent of the NAC’s operating The NAC is for families, too. Thanks to the center, Bridget cost. gets out on the mountain with her mom, dad and sister The NAC offers a wide variety of programs, both seasonevery week. That is truly priceless. ■ ally and year-round. Activities include alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, horseback riding, hippotherapy (occupational or physical therapy delivered on GB EXTRA horseback), indoor rock climbing, swimming, archery, sled The NAC runs primarily on donations, which keeps program fees low for participants. Visit hockey, cycling, water-skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, caGrowingBolderMagazine.com to find out how noeing, paddleboarding and challenge course activities. you can help.

Programs are led by by professional, certified instructors assisted by trained interns and volunteer assistants.

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By Susan Mitchell, PhD, RD, FAND

ou know the drill if you travel for work or have a lengthy commute: different time zones, long hours at the airport, traffic delays and meals on the go.

Even vacation travel can mean the same quick-stop meal or gas station grab and go.

That’s why you need to plan. Travel food should be easy and portable. Smart choices can mean the difference between tip-top health and additional booty and belly pounds.

Plenty of travel foods satisfy your hunger and taste great. Not so many also provide solid nutrition. Power your body with foods packed with protein, fiber and whole grain carbs, but low in added sugars. And don’t forget fruit and veggies. So, are you ready to hit the road? Try these travel favorites: ■ Protein bars. They’re convenient, but you have to check those labels. I like Mrs. Mays Trio bars because they’re chock-full of nuts, seeds and fruit with about 170 calories, 5 grams of protein and 2 grams of fiber. The nuts and seeds contain pro- Dr. Susan Mitchell tein and healthier mono and polyunsaturated fats. Want a little more protein? Try their crunch bars for 10 grams plus 5 grams of fiber. KIND bars also have numerous selections with similar nutrition profiles.

■ Homemade trail mix. Typically my mix contains nuts — whatever I have, such as walnuts, peanuts, pistachios and cashews — as well as pumpkin or sunflower seeds and a mixture of dried or freeze-dried fruits, including cherries, blueberries, Medjool dates, cranberries, apricots

and plums. Rough-cut your favorite dark chocolate bar and toss a little in the mix. Divide it into snack-size plastic bags or mini containers so you won’t eat all of it at once.

■ Flavored pumpkin seeds. My colleague Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN, suggests these and flavored roasted chickpeas. “Both are high in protein and fiber, portable and airport security friendly,” she says.

You can find them all online as well as in many grocery chains.

■ Nitrate-free beef and chicken jerky.

Chere Bork, MS, RDN, says “not all jerkys are created equal, so be sure and read the label so you know which ones contain no nitrates.” Her favorite is Simply Snackin, which is gluten- and nitrate-free, with only 60 calories per one-ounce snack.

■ Salads in to-go clamshells. These are perfect for a healthy meal on the road or plane. “Your choices of meals with plant foods are typically limited,” says Sharon Palmer, RD. I agree. The hardest foods to find on the road are fruit and vegetables.

However, ready-to-eat salads can be picked up at the grocery store or the airport. Easily portable fruit includes bananas, small raisin packs, grapes, apples and pears.

And there’s more. String cheese, mini Babybel cheese, Greek yogurt, individual containers of hummus, peanut butter or other nut butters and guacamole are simple to take along if you have access to a cooler or fridge. Sugar snap peas, baby carrots, grape tomatoes and cucumber wedges pair wonderfully — and are perfect for dipping. ■

Covering the health topics that impact your daily life, registered dietitian nutritionist Dr. Susan Mitchell communicates health messages through digital and traditional media. Listen to her weekly radio segment every Monday at 7:40 a.m. on WLOQ, 102.5 FM, and iHeartRadio. She writes the blog How Big is Your BUT? and BUT Busters: No Excuse Tips to Eat Smart-Live Smart. From interviews with national talk-radio personalities such as Sean Hannity and consumer warrior Clark Howard, Dr. Mitchell is known for her smart, sassy straight talk about nutrition, food and fitness. For more information visit susanmitchell.org.

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The Takeaway

Let’ s Live Large

Life Is Short, So If You Get a Chance, Take It.

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ife is a grant of time. No one knows how long their grant will be, so we have to capitalize on every moment, every hour and every day.

I’m a big believer in setting goals that seem unachievable. When we push ourselves beyond what we think is possible, we not only live life more fully, we learn to better appreciate the gift of life and the value of every minute.

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with Survivor Summit was far more difficult than any of us anticipated. It was also far more rewarding. Something happened on that mountain that’s almost unexplainable. Stripped of the comforts of home and thrown into a situation that became increasingly difficult with each passing day, we learned that we’re much stronger than we thought, and that our individual strength can be multiplied many times by the love and support of those around us.

I like to describe my staff at the Livestrong Foundation as naive and audacious. We’re naive enough to think that we’re going to change the world, and we’re audacious enough to try. That’s a very powerful combination.

If we try to change the world and fail, we could still have helped millions of people. In my book, that’s not failure.

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Sometimes being naive to all the details and nuances — and audacious enough to still move forward — allows us to accomplish things that we might not otherwise have undertaken.

It was an honor to be a part of Survivor Summit 2014.

Our mission was bold and personal. We climbed on behalf of 32 million people around the world who’ve survived cancer and millions more who ran out of time.

It was with them in our minds and in our hearts that we were able to struggle, endure and ultimately to triumph.

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro was beyond what most of us thought possible — and that’s what makes Survivor Summit so special and so important.

We can’t let challenges keep us from living the biggest life possible. That’s the way life was intended to be lived. ■

Doug Ulman, president and CEO of the Livestrong Foundation, is one of the world’s leading advocates for cancer survivors. Doug is a three-time cancer survivor and was Marc Middleton’s tentmate at Survivor Summit 2014.

Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to listen to our fulllength conversation with Doug on the Growing Bolder Radio Show. Plus, you can check out a preview of our upcoming documentary, Conquering Kilimanjaro.

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Turn your healthy choices into healthy habits.

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“It’s the Best of Both Worlds.”

Lurene Braswell had long thought that “one day” The Mayflower would be the ideal place for retirement – although making the actual move was not on her immediate radar screen. But when her husband passed away, things changed. Encouraged by her daughter, Linda Bailey, who lives in Winter Park, Lurene made the decision to relocate. “It was meant to be,” she explains. “I love my new apartment, and I no longer have the burden of maintaining and cleaning a big house.”

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“Mother’s right around the corner, but she has her own space,” adds Linda. “Now she can spend birthdays, holidays and good times with her children and grandchildren. And as a family, we have peace of mind knowing she will always receive the very best in care . . . it’s the best of both worlds.”

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