Category: beyondlimits
TVX 2016/Chicago
I attended a conference called TVX 2016. TVX is about understanding interactive experiences for television and online video. I am so glad I got to attend this conference. I met some really interesting people in the industry and learned a lot about things that are being done right now that I never knew existed, such as… Read more
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Sandy and I spent about 6 hours at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today. I know I said this before but if you haven’t been you should go. Even if you aren’t a huge music fan it is an amazing stroll through history. I found myself choking up at the thought of how… Read more
Fundraising and Climbing in the Gunks
This past weekend I made a trip to Connecticut and “The Gunks” New York to do a couple fundraisers and go climbing with my friends Nate McKenzie and Joan Veilleux. I did my first fundraising event for the weekend at Rock Climb Fairfield. A few of my friends from Paradox events showed up and we… Read more
Just Say Yes!
I have been doing some presentations the past month to raise money for my trip to Yosemite next fall and in the process have had to think about the things I have done in my life and how I got to where I am at this moment. I realize it has all happened by saying… Read more
Fundraising for Yosemite and Others
Recently I have done a couple fundraising events in my localish area to raise money for my climbing trip to Yosemite next fall. I am actually raising money to get the rest of the team there so I will have everyone I need to pull this climb off. My travel is already covered because I… Read more
Testing the Samsung Gear 360
As part of my internship I get technology to try out from time to time and recently I received the Samsung Gear 360 Virtual Reality camera. I took it with me to Grafton Notch State park this weekend to try out the time lapse function. It works really well. I just set it on time… Read more
Winter Wrap-Up and BIG News
This winter turned out to be a great learning experience for skiing in not so great conditions. I had my ups and downs with sickness so I wasn’t able to hit the slopes as much as I would have liked but I still got in some pretty good days. I was able to attend the… Read more
Maine Adaptive Adventures
So it’s been awhile since I have written but I really have been busy with more adventures thanks to Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation and Paradox Sports. Unfortunately, I keep neglecting to take pictures at these events and I think it makes a blog a little boring without pictures. So I got a few this… Read more
Paradox Rocks The Gunks 2015
I got started climbing about 3 years ago with Paradox Sports. They are an awesome organization that allows people with disabilities to experience getting off the ground through rock climbing. They also have other programs which you can see on their website www.paradoxsports.org . This past weekend I spent my 3rd which I actually thought… Read more
Thank You Just Isn’t Enough
I am back in Maine and am at a loss as to how to thank everyone for the opportunity I was given and the people that made it possible, mostly strangers, but came away as friends. The sadness comes from missing my second family of climbers and the beauty of Yosemite. I am amazed at… Read more