Leadership

Darol Kubacz

Founder

Darol Kubacz lost the use of his legs while in the U.S. Army in 1992. After nine years of pushing the limits of his ability, he broke his neck while freestyle ski-jumping and spent the following 16 weeks in a halo. After being a paraplegic for 12 years, Kubacz founded Freedom For Life as an organization that introduces people to outdoor sports and wilderness adventures and redefines the way they approach life. A native of South Carolina, currently living in Arizona, Kubacz uses customized adaptive mountaineering equipment when training in Flagstaff and Phoenix. While living in the Colorado Rockies, Kubacz worked for the U.S. Forest Service and was involved in developing mountaineering equipment and wilderness trail access projects.