Adam Faatz, a New Jersey Army veteran, is embarking on a remarkable climbing journey, conquering Indonesia's tallest peaks despite having one lung removed due to a service-related illness. After battling pulmonary fibrosis and mental health challenges, Faatz found solace in mountaineering. He aims to motivate others not to be limited by their disabilities, stating the outdoors has saved his life. His upcoming climbs include Mount Agung and the Carstensz Pyramid, emphasizing resilience and the healing power of nature amid personal struggles stemming from his military service in Iraq.
Mountaineering, for me, and the outdoors is probably what saved my life. It's my outlet. I want to try to encourage people not to let disabilities limit them.
They call them nowadays the modern-day agent orange because anything and everything basically that the military would use gets destroyed in that burn pit.
After years of pain and misdiagnoses, a New York doctor discovered that his left lung was covered in scar tissue in November 2018.
In 2021, he turned to the outdoors along with therapy for help recovering from a real decline mental health-wise.
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