Aaron

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I have spent over two decades rebuilding my body and redefining my life from complete paralysis. Through my adversity, I discovered a profound purpose and a deep passion for empowering others to live the highest version of themselves.

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Aaron Baker's adventure timeline— a collage of various achievements, both personally and professionally, including cycling, racing, celebrating, and socializing.

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Adventure

  • A family of three sitting on a vintage bench in a studio. The mother has long brown hair and is holding a young girl with a bow in her hair, and the father has light hair and is holding a walking cane. All three are smiling and dressed in black.

    HUSBAND & FATHER

  • Man at a book signing event sitting at a table, signing a book. Behind him is a poster with his image and the title 'The Rebellious Recovery' in a bookstore or signing area.

    AUTHOR

  • Exterior of a fitness center named CORE with large windows showing exercise equipment inside, surrounded by plants, trees, and a clear evening sky.

    ENTREPRENEUR

  • A person in a racing wheelchair speeding on a dirt track with a wooden fence and blue sky in the background.

    ADVENTURE ATHLETE

  • A group of four people sitting at a table during a meeting or discussion, with notebooks, a can of Red Bull, and electronic devices on the table.

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Two men in wheelchairs holding a large check in front of a black adventure-themed van with logos and text, outdoors on a dirt road, with trees and mountains in the background.

    PHILANTHROPIST

  • A man in a business suit giving a presentation at a conference, standing at a wooden podium with a microphone, holding a remote control, with a screen in the background displaying text and images.

    KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Aaron Baker on possibility, purpose, the power of the mind, and what we choose to make from the lives we are given. Aaron learned early what it meant to exist at the edge of control. As a professional motocross athlete, he calculated risk at speed, adapted to changing conditions, and became, as he puts it, “comfortable being uncomfortable.” Preparation mattered, but certainty was an illusion. Eventually, you had to commit…

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View fullsize June, 10th 2024 Katie, Cayla and I set off from the Santa Monica pier in California with a mission in our hearts and a message set in motion. Over the past 142 days, we’ve wheeled, walked and rolled 2,448 miles along the great American Main St
View fullsize It was a privilege to share the room with so many passionate supporters of mobility. Together we raised $105,185 which makes it possible to donate durable medical equipment, build accessible playgrounds, send kids to summer camps, and so much more!
View fullsize Our flower girl 🥰 @devinekatelyn Rehearsal for @_aaronmonroe & @caitchristiann ✨
View fullsize On the road with you, babe… No place I'd rather be. 9/26/2015✨ Happy 9yrs @devinekatelyn ❤️
View fullsize The Wings for Life Cord Club LA was an outpouring of support, raising over $500,000 for spinal cord injury research! An evening like this is only made possible by our dedicated WFL team and passionate contributors that move our mission forward- a f
View fullsize The Adversity Into Adventure Foundation has a 3R-Ethos, one of which is- RECREATION: THE VALIANT EXPRESSION OF TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY IS THE REINTEGRATION OF A PASSIONATE LIFE BACK INTO THE WORLD. Programs like @wasatchadaptivesports do this beauti
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View fullsize Life is a box of chocolates 💫 The perspective lines of this particular stretch of road (US- 163, Monument Valley, Utah) has been symbolic and meaningful to me for many years. So, much so, that it is the background image for my memoir, The Rebelliou
View fullsize Humbling River ride. This bike path ranks in my top five all time 🫶🏼 #moab #coloradoriver #AIAtour #adversityintoadventure #adversityintoadventureworldtour #werisetogether
View fullsize The Adventure continues… Kayaking the Colorado River was like floating through a land before time. Every view was a vista- dramatic, prehistoric, beautiful. To feel the power of the water and to imagine that it carved the land this way was hu
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View fullsize AwareNow Magazine is a monthly storytelling platform dedicated to creating and sustaining positive social change with content that inspires and informs, while raising awareness for causes one story at a time. As a monthly contributor with the colum
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View fullsize To cycle the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is to ride through a dream. To do it with family and friends, well, it just doesn't get any better. Here's to living now, loving life, and rising together 🤙🏼 #AIAtour #adversityintoadventure #adversityin