Category: sit climbing
Heroes and Friends Part 2
On my way to visit my friend Jonathan Parker, I met another hero of mine from Childhood. Mark Wellman is the first wheelchair user to climb El Capitan. He completed this feat in 1989 with just the help of one friend Mike Corbett. Another good book for you to check out would be his autobiography… Read more
Paradox Sports Yosemite 9/11 Event 2016
Sorry, this is so long but I had a lot to say haha. This weekend I had another amazing opportunity provided by Paradox Sports to join old friends and new in Yosemite National Park. We were there for a weekend of learning, climbing and hanging out. We spent two days pushing ourselves to new limits and… Read more
What The National Parks Mean To Me
Today is the 100th birthday of the United States National Park System and so I have been thinking about all the life-changing experiences I have had in the national parks just in the past year. I have to admit I haven’t even been to the national park in my own state yet and until the… Read more
Paradox Ice North Conway, NH 2016
This past weekend I had the opportunity to join some old friends from past Paradox Sports events and make new friends while ice climbing in North Conway, NH. We spent two perfect weather days at Cathedral Ledge learning adaptive techniques for ice climbing. There were 4 sit climbers, amputees, and one blind person all striving… 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
Preparing for Yosemite
About a year ago Danika Gilbert, a grant writer and mountain guide who works with Paradox Sports, came to me with an idea to write a grant for something I wanted to do. We were going to write the grant for a trip to Alaska, but the grant was awarded a month late for that… Read more
The Beginning of the Road to Adventure
I should probably start with some background about me. I was born with Spina Bifida which left me unable to move my legs. I have used a wheelchair as my mode of transportation my whole life. I lived in the woods in northern Maine so spent a lot of my growing up years in… Read more