World T.E.A.M. Sports

BY RICHARD RHINEHART Boulder, Colorado, August 26, 2011 – In the end, the Modern Gypsies raised their “Expedition Impossible” flag as champions. Yet, for Team No Limits, second place was immensely satisfying. “I’ve never been so happy to be in second in anything,” said Jeff Evans, one of three World T.E.A.M. Sports athletes who participated [...]

BY RICHARD RHINEHART Denver, Colorado, May 25, 2011: Celebrating the tenth anniversary of his historic ascent of Mount Everest, World T.E.A.M. Sports director Erik Weihenmayer sought new outdoor adventures that would challenge him both physically and mentally. Learning of the new ABC Television series “Expedition Impossible” from “Survivor” and “Eco-Challenge” producer Mark Burnett, Weihenmayer applied [...]

Hometown: Hugoton, KS Branch of Service: US Army Injury Date: 2005 – Iraq, 2008-Afghanistan Injury: Loss of hearing from land mine explosion and broken leg. Aaron Isaacson grew up on a small farm in Hugoton, in southwestern Kansas, with two sisters. Like many young boys, he enjoyed fishing and hunting for recreation and competed in [...]

The World T.E.A.M. Sports‘ Soldiers to the Summit team held a training session in May 2010 in and around Camp Hale in Colorado. Camp Hale is high in the Rocky Mountains, south of Vail, and served as the World War II era training grounds for the Army’s 10th Mountain Division. Cody Miranda, Ike Isaacson, and [...]

World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Soldiers to the Summit team held a training session in May in and around Camp Hale in Colorado. Camp Hale is high in the Rocky Mountains south of Vail, and served as the World War II era training grounds of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division. Ike did a quick interview just after [...]