{"id":23681,"date":"2018-01-10T08:05:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T16:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=23681"},"modified":"2020-07-17T15:03:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T22:03:30","slug":"wild-ideas-worth-living-mike-coots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living-mike-coots","title":{"rendered":"Wild Ideas Worth Living: Mike Coots"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><strong>Mike Coots on how to be a world-class adaptive surfer, photographer and marine life advocate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/0b66bbcf-0d66-4090-b182-79eac9034ade?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When he was 18, Mike Coots was attacked by a shark while body boarding in Hawaii. He survived, punching the shark numerous times in the face, but it took his right leg.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mike\u2019s wild idea: To turn the shark attack where he lost his leg into a life mission.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Today, Mike is a marine life advocate, a world-class photographer, a competitive surfer and advocate for adaptive athletes. He is full of amazing stories, and shares many including one about how he tested, researched and designed his own prosthetic leg so he could stand up surf. He also shares how he got into running, how he helps other shark attack victims and amputees get back in the water, and how he decides which projects to say yes to.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to this episode if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0095 You\u2019re a surfer or bodyboarder.<\/li>\n<li>\u0095 You\u2019re passionate about preserving marine wildlife.<\/li>\n<li>\u0095 You love photography.<\/li>\n<li>\u0095 You or someone you know is an adaptive athlete.<\/li>\n<li>\u0095 You want to hear an awesome story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Coots on how to be a world-class adaptive surfer, photographer and marine life advocate.\u00a0 When he was 18, Mike Coots was attacked by a shark while body boarding in Hawaii. He survived, punching the shark numerous times in the face, but it took his right leg. 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