Hello fine people following the blog! Sorry I have been bad about keeping up with my podcast and blog, but things will be coming soon. Stay tuned!
Climbing blind in 2020
Help us inspire everyone to climb higher in 2020! Visit blindendeavors.org/summit to learn about a small team that still has vision without sight. 😎 #BlindEndeavors #7Summits #BlindClimbers
Sorry for the radio silence
Hey everyone, I know it’s been a long time and I apologize for this, but I have been working on some new projects that will be part of the Baskis 360 experience. My focus has also been on trying to…
Dr. Steve Fliesler: Combat Eye Injury and Eye Research
Dr. Fliesler is a SUNY Distinguished Professor, UB Distinguished Professor, the Meyer H. Riwchun Endowed Chair Professor of Ophthalmology, and Vice-Chair/Director of Research in the Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York (SUNY)- University at Buffalo (UB). He also…
Baskis 360 #12 – Larry Carlin and Tour of the Canyons
Larry Carlin, a visually impaired veteran, shares some of his experiences during the Tour of the Canyons bike ride that he participated in 2018. If you would like to watch the Tour of the Canyons Video presented on this podcast,…
Baskis 360 #11 – Missouri River 340 (MR 340)
This year a group of blinded veterans will be participating in the MR340. Steve is on the phone with Danny Wallace, an Army Veteran that was wounded in Iraq and heavily involved with the Blinded Veterans Association (BVA). Also on…
Baskis 360 #10 – Lonnie Bedwell
Extreme-sports athlete Lonnie Bedwell is a National Geographic 2015 Adventurer of the Year. He has kayaked some of the most challenging whitewater in the world and is responsible for first blind descents of Africa’s fabled Zambezi River and West Virginia’s world-renowned Gauley…
Baskis 360 #9 – Chaz “Zoolander” Bowser
A conversation with a Surfer who accidentally became an Army Ranger. After military retirement Chaz found work as a Gunfighter, Corporate Business Owner, & Marijuana “Grow-Master” in an attempt to find a cure for PTSD. May have to sit down…
Baskis 360 #8 – Larry Carlin
Larry Carlin is an Army Veteran and visually impaired. He went ice climbing with Paradox Sports for their “Paradox Ice” event in Ouray, CO. After the event, Larry joined up with Steve to chat about military service, Vietnam, blindness, ice…
Baskis 360 #7 – Dr. Thomas Zampieri
Dr. Thomas Zampieri served as an Army Medic from 1972 until September 1975. After college he enlisted in the Army National Guard, retiring in 2000 as a Major after 22 years. His service included 13 years as a Military Aeromedical…