Jesse Billauer Conquered Machu Picchu in a Wheelchair — and He Let Us Come Along

Billauer learned to have that patience early in life. At the age of 17, while surfing in Malibu, California, he fell off a wave, hit his head, and shattered his spinal cord at the C6 level, leaving him instantly paralyzed from the chest down. This accident and his resulting injury in no way define him, but rather, have become a part of his ...