We've written about the Spearhead Traverse before as <a href="https://www.backpacker.com/trips/skiing-british-columbias-spearhead-traverse/">The Best Worst Ski Trip Ever</a>. But in this story, we explore the challenges of neurological illness in the backcountry. Backpacker Magazine’s former Editor-in-Chief Dennis Lewon, shares his personal journey battling a rare brain disease while backcountry skiing <a href="https://www.trailforks.com/trails/spearhead-traverse/">on a glacier in British Columbia</a>. From navigating double vision on a treacherous ski trail to overcoming a neurological condition in the wilderness, this episode is a testament to the power of determination and "there's nothing going slow can't fix".You can see <a href="https://www.backpacker.com/survival/out-alive-podcast/neurological-disease-on-a-glacier/">a transcript of this story here</a>.

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