On Saturday 16th August 2008, Darol Kubacz achieved his dream of becoming the first paraplegic to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro purely under his own power. Reaching 18,400ft, Darol completed the grueling climb in 10 days and sat higher than any other paraplegic has climbed without help.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
So you want to get out on the rock face and maybe even try climbing El Capitan, rock climbing for paraplegics and quadriplegics with good upper body strength isn't impossible but you will need some slightly modified equipment to make thing go smoothly.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
For those in the USA just enter your postal code or destination name (we suggest the postal code method, most times we got no results from a destination name even though a postal code search of the same area turned up the goods) and be rewarded with a list of nearby outdoor resources.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
No Barriers, the showcase and expo for disability sports in the outdoors founded by Mark Wellman and Erik Weihenmayer (the blind mountaineer who climber Mount Everest) have announced that the 2008 event is to be cancelled. In a press release Erik talks about the decision to "postpone" the event until 2009 so that it fits inbetween the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Winter Paralympics:
Monday, March 24, 2008
If you want to live on the more adventurous or exciting side of life then being in a wheelchair is no obstacle at all. OK, so changing light-bulbs is little tricky from a wheelchair, but household chores are over-rated and that's why the head-torch was invented anyway.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Rock climbing for people in wheelchairs isnt exactly new, Mark Wellman was climbing El Capitan back in 1989, but it’s still seen as one of the hardest sports for someone in a wheelchair to take part in. What with not being able to use your legs and all. Undoubtedly difficult enough for para’s with full arm strength, rock [...]
Thursday, September 4, 2008
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