Sam Maddaus is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Two years into his Naval assignment in San Diego and after coming back from deployment, he would be in a motorcycle accident. The injuries would result in a below the knee amputation about a month into his rehabilitation. He was worried he would never be able to box or snowboard again, but five months after his amputation he found himself in Vail and back on a board. At this very moment, he is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,653 mile journey from the U.S. Southern border with Mexico to the U.S. Northern border with Canada.