February 12, 2024

Ep. 148 Chris Klug: Liver Transplant Recipient and Olympic Medalist on Living Fully, Organ Donation, Gratitude, Faith, Leadville 100 MTB, and More

58 minutes

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Join Travis and Mace as they sit down with liver transplant recipient and Olympic medalist Chris Klug.

In 2003 Chris used $3,000 out of his own pocket to start the Chris Klug Foundation. Chris was a professional snowboard racer when he was placed on the National Transplant Waiting List three years after being diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), a rare degenerative bile duct condition. After six years of being on the waiting list and three months at a critical stage, the day came.

On July 28, 2000, Chris received his liver transplant! “It was like a new engine was dropped in me!” Six weeks later, he was back on his snowboard. He had the opportunity to represent the USA at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, UT, where he won a Bronze Medal. During Chris’s time on the waiting list, he promised himself he would do everything he could to spread the message of organ & tissue donation once he was able.

Alongside his wife, Missy, and two children, Bali and River, Chris lives an extraordinary life savoring every moment. He manages his own Real Estate business in Aspen, CO, and makes the time to train and compete in endurance races such as the Elk Mountain Grand Traverse, Power of Four, and the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race.

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www.chrisklugfoundation.org

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Episode 26: Tracey Hulick & Kidney Donor Athletes: One Way to Save a Life (or a Few of Them)

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