Extraordinary O&P

The biking leg of triathlons was Jill Walsh's least favorite aspect of the event, which may surprise some given the name she has since made for herself in the sport...

Rhythm—it is a common denominator of playing drums and performing freestyle dressage. When playing drums, rhythm is the arrangement of sounds to make music; when performing freestyle dressage, rhythm is...

Landeros and Carron receive recognition for their Paralympic achievement at a Colorado Avalanche hockey game. Photographs courtesy of Nikko Landeros. Landeros and Carron, bottom center and right, with their teammates....

Craig Vogtsberger lives a life of travel, activity, and athletics. He says it's the life he's always dreamed of but didn't dare imagine in the troubled years of recovery after...

At the age of 21, swimmer Elizabeth Stone is looking forward to competing in her third Paralympic Games in London this summer. Since winning a silver medal in the 100m...

Some of the Rhythmic Circus company in action. From left, front: Kaleena Miller, Ricci Milan, and Nick Bowman. From left, back: drummer/beatboxer "Heatbox" and drummer/vocalist Dan Ristrom.   Ricci Milan...

Photographs courtesy of Tara Butcher. Rising 15,100 feet from base to summit, Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro is the tallest free-standing mountain in the world. It is composed of three distinct volcanic...

Sean Reyngoudt exhibits a certain grace reserved for gymnasts and acrobats as he dances on water and flies through the air, exceeding speeds of 30 miles per hour and reaching...

Mutantur omnia nos et mutamur in illis. All things change, and we change with them. Improvise, adapt, overcome. This is the "unofficial" mantra of the U.S. Marine Corps, and veteran...

Hegreness tests her new Cheetah Flex-Foot. "It was like Christmas when I found out that wanted to get it for me," she says. On a rain-dampened high school running track,...