{"id":187814,"date":"2023-04-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=187814"},"modified":"2023-04-10T15:54:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T22:54:04","slug":"surfing-hollywood-and-dwarfism-with-christophe-zajac-denek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/surfing-hollywood-and-dwarfism-with-christophe-zajac-denek","title":{"rendered":"Surfing, Hollywood, and Dwarfism with Christophe Zajac-Denek"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/8dfb2882-1f64-4b2b-9044-9051db2a5d5e?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/surfing-hollywood-and-dwarfism-with-christophe-zajac-denek\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christophe Zajac-Denek was just a couple of days old when he was diagnosed with a rare form of dwarfism called cartilage-hair hypoplasia. Doctors told his parents that he might never be able to ride a bike or go for a run. Today, Christophe stands at four feet, four inches tall. He can&#8217;t bend his back and the bones in his legs have been surgically altered. Despite his physical limitations, Christophe gets out on the water to surf anytime he can.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Christophe:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/christophezd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/christophezd.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/im-kind-of-a-big-deal\/id1484411273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DzDrR-j8HAo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Standing On Water<\/a>&nbsp;film&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Christophe Zajac-Denek was just a couple of days old when he was diagnosed with a rare form of dwarfism called cartilage-hair hypoplasia. Doctors told his parents that he might never be able to ride a bike or go for a run. Today, Christophe stands at four feet, four inches tall. 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