22 miles. One leg. Two crutches. No prosthetic.
EVERYONE HAS A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB.
This is Dana Albrycht's next one: building a movement of people with disabilities who lead, compete, create, and lift each other up. We're starting from the bottom of the trail, and we're bringing a camera.
Accept → Adapt → Overcome.
Crutch Walker Media · Starting now
DOCUMENT THE JOURNEY. DON'T MANUFACTURE IT.
We're filming this from day one: the first practices, the first pitches, the setbacks, the small wins, and the people who show up. No staged highlight reel. Just the real climb, as it happens.
Everyone Has a Mountain
Honest interviews with people about the mountain in front of them, and how they're climbing it.
Building Crutch Walker X
Behind the scenes as a team takes shape, from the first conversation onward.
Adaptive Sports
Basketball, competition, travel, training, and the community around it.
Everyone Has a Superpower
Uplifting stories with young people, shared only with consent and proper safeguarding.
Speaking & Documentary
Talks, advocacy, and longer films down the road.
In development: episodes and series will be published as they're filmed.
Meet Dana
Dana Albrycht was born with a congenital right-leg difference and had an above-knee amputation as an infant. He's been finding his own way up ever since.
He swam for the United States at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. He ran the 2008 New York City Marathon on crutches in 6:27:18, a time reported at the time as a world record for a marathon on crutches (pending final verification). And in September 2020 he crossed the 22-mile Presidential Traverse in New Hampshire's White Mountains on crutches, without a prosthetic.
He has also spent years as a professional counselor and an advocate. What he cares about most isn't the records. It's the people: helping others discover what they're capable of.
Dates, records and awards are being verified with Dana before publishing.
The Road So Far
Real moments from Dana's life. More photos are on their way.
Crutch Walker X · In development
WE'RE NOT JUST BUILDING A TEAM. WE'RE BUILDING FORCE MULTIPLIERS.
Picture a team of extraordinary people with disabilities. They're athletes on the court, and they're also speakers, storytellers, mentors, and leaders in their communities. Each one makes everyone around them stronger.
That's Crutch Walker X. We're recruiting and shaping it now, and you'll meet the team here as it comes together.
- Compete through wheelchair basketball
- Learn financial literacy and trading education
- Lead with public speaking, media, and advocacy
- Serve through community service
The long-term vision includes an accessible residence and team training facility.
Crutch Walker X is in development. No members have been announced yet. Trading content is education only. We don't promise income, employment, housing, or any particular outcome.
In the Press
ONE STEP AT A TIME. ONE MOUNTAIN AT A TIME.
Dana speaks about resilience, disability inclusion and leadership, and finding purpose when the path is hard. He talks from lived experience, with humor and honesty.
Crutch Walker Technologies · In development
INDEPENDENCE THROUGH INNOVATION.
Some of the best ideas come from people who live with the problem every day. Early concepts include forearm crutches and canes that can pick things up, and AI-powered disability support tools down the road.
These are concepts in development, not products for sale.
Everyone Has a Mountain Foundation
A separate, proposed nonprofit initiative. It's planning a Greater Hartford adaptive sports and community center and accessible family getaways.
The Foundation is planned as a legally separate organization from Crutch Walker LLC. It is not yet operating and does not accept donations.
Join the Journey
Want to follow along, bring Dana to your event, or build something with us? Send a note. A real person reads every message.