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Kirstie Ennis lost her leg, identity in helicopter crash. But she found new calling as world-class mountaineer: “What saved my life was getting outside”

The Glenwood Springs resident runs a non-profit focused on recreational therapy clinics and providing prosthetics

Former U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kirstie Ennis poses for a portrait at the trail head of Grizzly Creek trail in Glenwood Springs, Colorado on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Former U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kirstie Ennis poses for a portrait at the trail head of Grizzly Creek trail in Glenwood Springs, Colorado on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Kyle Newman, digital prep sports editor for The Denver Post.
By | knewman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Kirstie Ennis, a Glenwood Springs resident, is a Marine Corps veteran who lost her left leg and suffered other serious injuries in a helicopter crash on her second tour in Afghanistan in 2012.
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