The Climber in The Wheelchair - Zhong Chengzhan

As the Beijing Winter Olympics enters the third anniversary countdown, the time for the ice-snow project athletes who dream of boarding the Olympic stage is getting closer and closer.

“Wanlong’s snow and snow trails are the best, and the kebabs are also the best. The cable car and hotel planning of Songhua Lake is comfortable, and the climate of Beidahu is the coolest.” This year’s snow season, Zhong Chengzhan came to Chongli. The training of Wanlong Snowfield was carried out. His legs were fixed in a protective sleeve. People sit in the protective cover and lean forward to control the direction. Two special canes are used to assist the force and advance for their own winter. The Paralympic Dream sprints.

2013 is a watershed in his life. Previously, Zhong Chengzhan was a mountaineer who founded his own outdoor brand and got to know his wife. However, a skiing accident caused his original "winning life" setting to be broken instantly.

At that time, Zhong Chengzhan shouting "come on" went straight down from the snow-capped mountains. Later, he lost his balance due to the falling off of the snowboard on his feet and hit the tree. The accident caused his lower body to linger, and his child was just born. As a person who likes extreme sports, Zhong Chengzhan is psychologically prepared for injuries. But when the doctor tells him that he can't continue climbing in the future, it is not easy to really accept the reality.

He chose to fight to the end, "Destiny abandoned me, but I still have to control the fate."

In the ward, this consistently "fun" man picked up the computer, habitually opened the video site, and entered keywords such as " paralysis" and "ski" in the search box until a video of disabled skiing popped up on the screen. In the picture, the athlete's legs are firmly put into a protective sleeve, and a narrow and long snowboard is connected underneath. The ski poles are controlled by the arms to control the sliding. From a distance, it looks like the legs are hanging in the snow. Drift on the ground.

Like a beam of sunlight illuminating the world of the heart, Zhong Chengzhan suddenly felt less sad. "Kayaking and skiing can still be played." He became excited and asked his friends to search for various skiing news about disabled people. coach.

For the injury of the students, German coach Knott Jaeger has been in self-blame. Jagger is an "idol" in the outdoor circle. He is best at racing and skiing. He founded the Big Pack outdoor products company. In 2006, Yage advocated the formation of a happy ski team with more than 100 members, and Zhong Chengzhan is also a member.

In order to help students return to the snowy road, in 2014, Jaeger tweeted to contact the German skier Martin, who had won more than 10 championships in the World Championships such as the Winter Paralympics, as the seated ski teacher of Zhong Chengzhan.

However, the old German old man who had been over the ages did not see the students returning to the snowfield to fly freely in a reborn manner. Four days from the beginning of 2015, Yage has left the favorite ski resort and students for a heart attack. One night before his death, Jaeger sent the last email to coach Martin, which was filled with the questions that students would go to Europe to train, and detailed the skiing schedule and equipment requirements.

At the ski resort in Austria, Zhong Chengzhan first sat in the video of the sitting Monoski skier. Because his legs were stuffed into the protective cover, he was unconscious. He could only bow with the help of the ski team members. Use the pole to stabilize the center of gravity and maintain balance. On the first day of study, the blizzard raided, the snow fluttering in the sky, Zhong Chengzhan wearing a black ski suit gasped and gasped, his arm could not help but tremble, only slipped less than 1 meter, and the person fell to one side and plunged into the accumulation. More than 1 meter deep in the snow. The teammates almost used all their strength to "pull" him out of the snow.

When he was a beginner, he broke every muscle and it hurt. On the third day, Zhong Chengzhan, who was “tied” on the seated skier, found the feelings and skills. He slipped farther and farther between the blue sky and the white snow, and flexibly drawn one S-shaped shape in the snowy road. Coach Martin expressed surprise and expectation: "Maybe I can train you to participate in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics!"

Not only skiing, but also riding a motorcycle for two months, Zhong Chengzhan is "hand itch". Before the injury, he often took time out and went to the racing track in Beibei, Guangzhou to practice off-road motorcycles. He was indispensable in various outdoor sports competitions. After leaving the hospital, he specially modified the off-road motorcycle, and placed a golden pedal bracket between the seat and the front of the car. The legs were embedded in the metal bracket, and even if they fell, they would not be pressed by the car.

"He always makes you feel that everything is not a problem." The happy ski team member Yu Yan discovered that every time Zhong Chengzhan would watch while playing, and integrate what he learned, and then transform into his own thinking, "Nothing can hardly live with him. Just like a sailor."

In addition to exercise and sleep, Zhong Chengzhan spent the rest of his time in a wheelchair. Sedentary causes poor blood circulation, often making his lower body numb and painful, and can't sleep at night. His sports backpack hanging in a wheelchair was filled with books and various medicines.

In order to prevent muscle atrophy and joint deformation, he repeated his arms and extensions in a wheelchair every ten minutes, and spent dozens of minutes stretching his legs every day. "Only when I exercise, or if something is done, distracting, I will forget the pain."

The rehabilitation experience in thewheelchair allowed Zhong Chengzhan to truly understand the world in which people with similar physical conditions lived for the first time. Many patients sighed and blamed themselves, and even their homes were reluctant to leave, making him feel "cannot stand." Since people are alive, they can still eat and drink. 

Why are there so much negative energy?

 He found that when he was out of the car, the wheelchair could not reach the bus door; when he was in a hurry, he could not find a barrier-free toilet and could only go home to solve it; the airport did not take the wheelchair service at the cabin, and he had to be confident every time he encountered it. Call the airline to make a phone call...

All of this made him feel that sometimes the inferiority of being out of trouble, that is, the "trouble society" because of the imperfect body, stems from the imperfect public disability facilities and the unpredictable people.

“When a person with a disability is inferior, the behavior will be different, even self-deprecating, and lose the desire to pursue a better life.” But the wheelchair-based Zhong Chengzhan still tries to find the joy of sound, including active online search how to continue Life - This is what he sees as a very important thing in life, but often paralyzed by the paraplegic patients.

 "Life is too short, do what you want to do, and find a way to solve the problem." This sentence has always been hanged by the man in his 30s and practiced in life and career.

After completing the mountain climbing of the sitting ski, Zhong Chengzhan began to look for the next target of conquest. Once, the former table tennis Olympic champion Deng Yaping asked him why not try to participate in the Winter Paralympics?

"There are two different states that have stood on the Olympics." Deng Yaping's words made Zhong Chengzhan very excited: the accident of skiing made him unable to climb, but his climbing did not stop. Participating in the Beijing Winter Paralympics is the most attractive mountain.

In order to achieve this goal, Zhong Chengzhan began to practice more frequently. From enthusiasts to professional players, it means more comprehensive training. The increase in the frequency of skiing has accelerated his speed, and it also means that he is getting more and more heavy wrestling.

In March last year, Zhong Chengzhan fell off the snowy road on the second day of skiing in Jilin, and planted it in the ditch until it was discovered by the skiers who took the cable car up the mountain. He put on the painkiller that he carried with him and lay down for a day. After two days, I stood on the snowy road again. I started to slide for four or five hours every day at 8:30 in the morning and used to work in the afternoon.

"Progress is pleasant, and the pain is worth it. I am fortunate that I have paid for it." Zhong Chengzhan said. Nowadays, he has already practiced the flag gate and has higher requirements for speed, direction and skill.

At the same time, Zhong Chengzhan, as the person in charge of the company, still has to participate in the daily management of the company. Many outdoor sports exhibitions at home and abroad require him to personally go into battle and communicate with customers. Although the number of days in which he has accumulated alpine skiing has increased in the last year or two, this number is still negligible if measured by the standards of professional players.

 It is getting closer and closer to the Winter Paralympics. In the current state of Zhong Chengzhan, it is necessary to continue to practice overweight. He figured out that the next few snow seasons and the snow season in the southern hemisphere would have to be used.

"Participating in the Winter Paralympics is my current small goal. It is not easy to achieve, but I still enjoy the process of 'mountain climbing'." Zhong Chengzhan said.