Author: Outdoor Access Solutions

Fast Company Anita Hamilton of Fast Company magazine wrote a very comprehensive article about adaptive climbing.  A few of my friends and I contributed to the article. Rock climbing is difficult and dangerous even when you can use all your limbs. But for those faced with a physical disability, overcoming those limitations is half the… Read more

Paradox Sports Blog Pete Davis a climber and guide, who happens to be missing his right arm below the elbow, did an amazing blog about my first ever climbing experience with Paradox Sports in the Gunks. It really gets at the heart of what Paradox does and why they do it. Enock Glidden got to… Read more

Denali Brand Athlete and Ambassador Blog My friend and one of my first rock climbing guides Nate McKenzie wrote a really great blog about my first “big” climb.  He and some other friends took me climbing at Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, NH to experience my first multi-pitch climb. Early one September morning, Enock Glidden… Read more

SuperTopo My friend, fellow climber, and artist Craig Muderlak did a fantastic job summing up our time on Washington Column.  He really brings to life the whole experience. Enock was born with a birth defect called Spina Bifida. He is paralyzed from the waist down and uses adaptive techniques to climb without the use of… Read more

Fresno bee Carmen George,a reporter for the Fresno Bee, wrote an article about my time in Yosemite National Park climbing Astroman on Washington Column.  She did a really great job summing the whole thing up.  She illustrates how the climbing community can really come together to make each others goals a reality. For Enock Glidden of… Read more

Baltimore fish bowl It goes without saying that Baltimore has some serious local talent. People doing amazing work in the face of challenge. Take for example local resident Gary Dunn, who has worked for years in a field many of us can only imagine.  Guiding groups of climbers safely over the treacherous vertical terrain of rock… Read more

Fresno Bee Marek Warszawski, a reporter with The Fresno Bee, recently captured what it was like for me and the team to ascend the Zodiac route of El Capitan. THE PHYSICAL STUFF YOU CAN TRAIN FOR. BUT YOU CAN’T BE MENTALLY PREPARED UNTIL IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS AND YOU’RE HANGING BY THE ROPE IN MIDAIR. Enock… Read more

THE CONWAY DAILY SUn Erik Eisele, a reporter with  The Conway Daily Sun,  did a really excellent job of capturing the essence of what it took to pull off my recent ascent of Zodiac. Five days on the wall is wearing; 1,800 feet of sheer rock is wearing. Day after day, with no ground beneath… Read more

The El cap report Tom Evans writes the El Cap Report of the daily happenings on El Capitan and in Yosemite Valley.  He featured me and the team when we were climbing El Cap. It occurred to me as I was reading his latest post that I never posted the one that we were in… Read more

Teton Gravity Despite growing up with no use of his legs, Enock Glidden always dreamt of scaling the legendary walls of Yosemite’s El Capitan. Unwilling to give up and resign himself to accept that he’d never reach the monolithic summit, Glidden teamed with Paradox Sports‘ Adaptive Climbing Initiative to make his dream a reality. Read more… Read more