his talent pretty much exceeds most any skiers I’ve ever seen you guys would be
skiers I’ve ever seen you guys would be
skiers I’ve ever seen you guys would be this incredible incredible skeered it’s
this incredible incredible skeered it’s
this incredible incredible skeered it’s impressive
impressive
impressive this who is probably the best athlete
this who is probably the best athlete
this who is probably the best athlete I’ve seen and/or worked with I do forget
I’ve seen and/or worked with I do forget
I’ve seen and/or worked with I do forget that he has he’s got the one leg my name
that he has he’s got the one leg my name
that he has he’s got the one leg my name is Lawson so Chitra when I was about
is Lawson so Chitra when I was about
is Lawson so Chitra when I was about nine or ten months old I was diagnosed
nine or ten months old I was diagnosed
nine or ten months old I was diagnosed with a lot infection in my leg so they
with a lot infection in my leg so they
with a lot infection in my leg so they have to amputate it or it would spread
have to amputate it or it would spread
have to amputate it or it would spread it’s called septicemia I started off
it’s called septicemia I started off
it’s called septicemia I started off skiing in fifth grade kind of just
skiing in fifth grade kind of just
skiing in fifth grade kind of just taught myself because the ski school
taught myself because the ski school
taught myself because the ski school instructor had no idea how to teach me I
instructor had no idea how to teach me I
instructor had no idea how to teach me I just kept going over and over again from
just kept going over and over again from
just kept going over and over again from that it just made me more confident
that it just made me more confident
that it just made me more confident especially you know with an amputation
especially you know with an amputation
especially you know with an amputation it’s kind of builds those insecurities
it’s kind of builds those insecurities
it’s kind of builds those insecurities up and once I got better and better I
up and once I got better and better I
up and once I got better and better I knew I was capable of doing anything so
knew I was capable of doing anything so
knew I was capable of doing anything so he’s gonna I guess therapeutic in the
he’s gonna I guess therapeutic in the
he’s gonna I guess therapeutic in the sense for me to go into the backcountry
sense for me to go into the backcountry
sense for me to go into the backcountry just to push my limits even more getting
just to push my limits even more getting
just to push my limits even more getting up with my own power instead of using
up with my own power instead of using
up with my own power instead of using lifts I obviously knew there was gonna
lifts I obviously knew there was gonna
lifts I obviously knew there was gonna be bunch of obstacles that I’d have to
be bunch of obstacles that I’d have to
be bunch of obstacles that I’d have to overcome her of my outriggers I had to
overcome her of my outriggers I had to
overcome her of my outriggers I had to find a bigger surface area so I wouldn’t
find a bigger surface area so I wouldn’t
find a bigger surface area so I wouldn’t post on the mountain I basically
post on the mountain I basically
post on the mountain I basically jerry-rigged
jerry-rigged
jerry-rigged some snowshoe extenders so they would
some snowshoe extenders so they would
some snowshoe extenders so they would click into the bottom of my arrogance
click into the bottom of my arrogance
click into the bottom of my arrogance being independent is huge for having a
being independent is huge for having a
being independent is huge for having a disability because when I go back
disability because when I go back
disability because when I go back interesting it’s all my power it’s
interesting it’s all my power it’s
interesting it’s all my power it’s really tiring but after a while you just
really tiring but after a while you just
really tiring but after a while you just get used to it and I’ve realized to just
get used to it and I’ve realized to just
get used to it and I’ve realized to just suck it up and keep going no matter what
suck it up and keep going no matter what
suck it up and keep going no matter what I always want to hike the highest
I always want to hike the highest
I always want to hike the highest mountain of course and get to the peak
mountain of course and get to the peak
mountain of course and get to the peak of it
miscibility does make it a little more
miscibility does make it a little more difficult but it’s not gonna stop me
difficult but it’s not gonna stop me
difficult but it’s not gonna stop me from who I am stop you from doing that I
from who I am stop you from doing that I
from who I am stop you from doing that I love to do at the end it’s just so much
love to do at the end it’s just so much
love to do at the end it’s just so much fun
I don’t see any difference on this day
I don’t see any difference on this day then between having one leg and two legs
then between having one leg and two legs
then between having one leg and two legs for him it doesn’t hold him back at all
for him it doesn’t hold him back at all
for him it doesn’t hold him back at all through his mentality about it he kind
through his mentality about it he kind
through his mentality about it he kind of transfers it to other people like I
of transfers it to other people like I
of transfers it to other people like I forget all the time you know that like
forget all the time you know that like
forget all the time you know that like he has like this so-called disability I
he has like this so-called disability I
he has like this so-called disability I mean everyone overcomes obstacles you
mean everyone overcomes obstacles you
mean everyone overcomes obstacles you know having one like isn’t a big issue
know having one like isn’t a big issue
know having one like isn’t a big issue it’s just a little bit of a hiccup in
it’s just a little bit of a hiccup in
it’s just a little bit of a hiccup in life that you can only come
people that do have these challenges and
people that do have these challenges and are able to adapt aren’t disabled I just
are able to adapt aren’t disabled I just
are able to adapt aren’t disabled I just have to use something different
have to use something different
have to use something different different equipment to help me uphill
I mean I do what I love I keep doing it
I mean I do what I love I keep doing it no matter what
my name’s Leslie – dietra and I’m an
my name’s Leslie – dietra and I’m an adaptive
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