Don’t try this at home— Crazy Grandpa’s six foot water-skiing/ wakeboarding stunt. A thrill-seeking 65+ year old man, LeRoy Wicklund stands on the top rung of a six foot ladder on a table top being pulled behind a boat on Lake Powell. Who says balance diminishes with age?
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During a family trip to Havasu Dunes last month, Reni Chamberlain was undoubtedly the only octogenarian gliding around the lake on water skis.
The Vista grandmother had reached her 80th birthday on May 24, and having spent all but a few years of her life on skis, it was the natural way to celebrate.
Growing up in Salzburg, Austria, she recalled, “My mother put skis on the bottom of my feet because we had a lot of snow and that was the only way she could get me outside.”   … More