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Ryan C. DeLena

Ryan C. DeLena is highly respected adventurer, author, and influencer. He was born in Boston, MA on May 7, 2001, and resides presently in Sudbury, MA.

As a child, Ryan had difficulty controlling his emotions and was placed in therapeutic schools that relied on detrimental methods of behavior modification such as physical restraint. Nothing helped from a team of doctors to heavy medication. Then in 2010, he was voluntarily committed to a mental hospital for further evaluation. His parents Rob and Mary Beth were counseled to place him in a group home. They refused.

Two years earlier, after an impulsive decision to take Ryan skiing, Rob discovered a different child than the version experts were so sure about. By his second day of skiing, Ryan was executing advanced runs, and with each conquest in the winters that followed, Rob began to question the path laid for his son by the professionals paid to judge him. He later convinced Mary Beth to fight the medical and educational complexes over Ryan’s care and school placement, and together they fostered the freedom Ryan needed to pursue his dream of becoming a professional ski mountaineer.

Written in two voices, WITHOUT RESTRAINT is a joint father-son memoir told with both pain and levity, struggle and strength, adventure and heart. It is the story of a misunderstood boy, a father’s growth, and a shared love of the outdoors that formed their unbreakable bond. (Available March 1, 2023, from Globe Pequot/Falcon Guides, a division of Rowman & Littlefield, 978-1-4930-6692-6). https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781493066926/Without-Restraint-How-Skiing-Saved-My-Sons-Life

Ryan is currently a student at Northern Vermont University studying Outdoor Education. He is widely known in the outdoor community through his social media presence as “Extreme Ryan,” and is believed to be the youngest person to ski tour in both Antarctica and the Arctic. He is also among the youngest to hike the “Hundred Highest” peaks in New England and he was pictured on the cover of Backcountry Ski Maps (2020).

Ryan has conquered many of the world’s signature ski runs including Super-C Couloir in Chile, Little Couloir in Montana, and Tuckerman Ravine in New Hampshire. He has climbed and skied additional peaks in Oregon, Washington, Utah, California, Nevada, Wyoming, Antarctica, and Svalbard, with plans to climb and ski in Peru. He is also an enthusiastic rock climber and ice climber and has earned advanced certifications from the American Mountain Guides Association and the Professional Ski Instructors of America. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Withoutrestraint (talk • contribs) 16:08, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Robert C. DeLena

Robert C. DeLena (Author) was raised in Revere, MA, and is a graduate of The Governor’s Academy, Trinity College, and Northeastern University School of Law. After practicing law unhappily, he founded a small recruiting company called Legal Staffing Solutions, and for over twenty years has advised law firms, lawyers, and law students on legal hiring.

In 2018, he traveled with his son Ryan on a ski touring expedition and during the adventure they decided to write a book about Ryan’s difficult childhood and the role skiing played in changing his life. That manuscript entitled WITHOUT RESTRAINT was purchased by Globe Pequot/Falcon Guides, a division of Rowman & Littlefield in 2020, and is expected in March of 2023. Pages: 224 978-1-4930-6692-6 • Hardback • March 2023 978-1-4930-6693-3 • eBook • March 2023 Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Skiing, Sports & Recreation / Winter Sports, Parenting, Special Needs Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Restraint: How Skiing Saved My Son's Life - 9781493066926 (rowman.com)https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781493066926/Without-Restraint-How-Skiing-Saved-My-Sons-Life

Ryan’s Story

As a child, Ryan C. DeLena had difficulty controlling his emotions and was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder. He was placed in therapeutic schools that relied on detrimental methods of behavior modification such as physical restraint and was heavily medicated. Then in 2010, Ryan was voluntarily committed to a mental hospital for further evaluation. His parents Rob and Mary Beth were counseled to place him in a group home. They refused.

Two years earlier, after an impulsive decision to take Ryan skiing, Rob discovered a different child than the version experts were so sure about. By his second day of skiing, Ryan was executing advanced runs, and with each conquest in the winters that followed, Rob began to question the path laid for his son by the professionals paid to judge him. He later convinced Mary Beth to fight the medical and educational complexes over Ryan’s care and school placement, and together they fostered the freedom Ryan needed to pursue his dream of becoming a professional ski mountaineer.

Written in two voices, Without Restraint is a joint father-son memoir told with both pain and levity, struggle and strength, adventure and heart. It is the story of a misunderstood boy, a father’s growth, and a shared love of the outdoors that formed their unbreakable bond.

About Robert

Rob resides in Sudbury, MA with his wife, Mary Beth, and his daughter, Abigail, who currently attends Hamilton College. He spends time skiing with his son Ryan and the great friends he’s made during his journey from beginner to reluctant adventurer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Withoutrestraint (talk • contribs) 16:43, 22 May 2022 (UTC)