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GIMPS GONE WILD!! Double your support of adaptive climbing - two days left!

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La MoMoface · · Arvada, CO · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 60

There's a thread with the meat of this, but I want this one to be cool pics and an update - Earth Treks climbing centers has offered to MATCH all donations up to $5K made to Paradox Sports, a Boulder based 501(c)3 that "improves people’s lives by creating physical adaptive sport communities built to inspire" - specifically through climbing.

You've seen us around - climbers missing arms, legs, use of their eyes or feet, still out there crushing it. We get a lot of support from the climbing community to run our programs and we need your help to make 2016 better than ever.

For more info and to donate, visit Paradox Sports

If you want to know more about our events, either to volunteer or participate, check out the website or hit me up at mbeck(at)paradoxsports.org

Now, PIKSHURS!!!



Paradox Athlete Jess Sporte at Earth Treks Golden and member of the Front Range Adaptive Climbing Team, 3rd place at USA Climbing Adaptive Nationals 2015 for Female Leg Amputee
Christina Frain · · Albuquerque, NM · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 25

Great shot of Jess Sporte crushing as always!

Christina Frain · · Albuquerque, NM · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 25

Next two events--ice climbing :-)

Paradox Ice-North Conway, NH Jan 29-31
DETAILS

Paradox Ice-Ouray, CO Feb 26-28
DETAILS

Scott Baird · · Hagerstown, MD · Joined Jan 2015 · Points: 110

As soon as I saw Gimps Gone Wild on the feed, I instantly knew it was you Mo, haha.

Kent Richards · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2009 · Points: 81

The other thread is here .

La MoMoface · · Arvada, CO · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 60

Did someone say ICE CLIMBING?!?



Look at this stud - Chad Jukes, lost his leg in Iraq and came back to slay mad ice in CO, AK, and is setting his sights on some big peaks in the Himalayas. Pic by Claudia Camila Lopez

Paradox Sports has a bucket o' feet, for ice and rock, that we bring to our events so that EVERYONE can climb.



Syd Hurd cleaning the ice off her foot - Pic by Lourdes Irizarry.
La MoMoface · · Arvada, CO · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 60
Scott Baird wrote:As soon as I saw Gimps Gone Wild on the feed, I instantly knew it was you Mo, haha.
WHOOOOOO, MEEEEE?
La MoMoface · · Arvada, CO · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 60

Paradox Athlete Vijay Viswanathan, a sit-climber, on the Bastille this past fall. He's a guy with big plans in the future in the valley...

Vijay on the Bastille

Christina Frain · · Albuquerque, NM · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 25

During 2016, there will be trips and outings in the Gunks, Eldo, Tetons, Yosemite, and more. Watch the TRIPS page for details and dates.
Trips Overview

Christina Frain · · Albuquerque, NM · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 25

In 2015, Paradox provided Adaptive Climbing Training for dozens of organizations and institutions.

TRAINING INFO

La MoMoface · · Arvada, CO · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 60

Kate Sawford, our resident Candian athlete, not giving AF that she not only has one leg, but that she's on the sharp end in a friggen test socket that wouldn't stay on! And you thought YOU had high gravity days...

Sawford kickin' ass

Aleks Zebastian · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jul 2014 · Points: 175

Climbing friend,

You are quite kind to promote these activities for those with less fortune. I take it that "gimp" is the most respect and appropriate way to refer to those handicapped in your country?

And what do they do when they "go wild?" Is this what would be happening when you release them onto the climbing rocks?

La MoMoface · · Arvada, CO · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 60
Aleks Zebastian wrote:Climbing friend, You are quite kind to promote these activities for those with less fortune. I take it that "gimp" is the most respect and appropriate way to refer to those handicapped in your country? And what do they do when they "go wild?" Is this what would be happening when you release them onto the climbing rocks?
Good questions! It's what I would call an irreverent term of endearment. Are there people out there that would get wicked offended if you were to call them a gimp? Yup. But I love it - my gimp monkey family. I would MUCH rather be called a gimp than handicapped or disabled, because I'm sure as hell NOT either one of those. And I don't think I have any less fortune than some sucker with two hands.

That's actually what attracted me to Paradox in the first place, I was born without my hand and found many of the adaptive sports organizations too touchy feely. Then I stumlbed on Paradox and was like 'whoa - you guys climb hard, try hard, push hard, party hard - then repeat? Sign me UP!!'

Whatever you do, don't google 'gimps gone wild' at work- you've been warned.
Yours truly at Veaduwoo - reds are perfect stumps! Pic by Timpson Smith
john strand · · southern colo · Joined May 2008 · Points: 1,640

This is awesome !!!!! I'm not missing any limbs, but i have had several joint replacements and such

Don't tell me I can't do it !!!

$$ on the way

You don't take paypal ????

ShireSmitty · · WP · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 70
La MoMoface · · Arvada, CO · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 60
john strand wrote:This is awesome !!!!! I'm not missing any limbs, but i have had several joint replacements and such Don't tell me I can't do it !!! $$ on the way You don't take paypal ????
We're really just like snotty teenagers - tell us we can't do something, and we'll find a way to do it. Even more awesome are folks like yourself that have an excuse to give up but absolutely refuse to :) Thank you for your support, make sure you sign up for the newsletter so you can come to one of our events and I can thank you in person!

Let me check in on PP...
La MoMoface · · Arvada, CO · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 60

Earth Treks has been supporting both in cash and in time - here, ET Golden head coach Will works with Bill Casson, a blind climber and the 2015 USA VI Climbing Champion - he's hopefully headed to worlds in 2016 to go for the gold in blind climbing! Bill also got a scholarship from Paradox Sports to go compete at the National Championships in Atlanta.

Bill and Will

With your support athletes like Bill can keep trying hard, even if it's TOO hard...

"I'm leaking..."-Blind Bill

ShireSmitty · · WP · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 70
ShireSmitty · · WP · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 70
La MoMoface · · Arvada, CO · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 60

One of my favorite things that happens at adaptive events are athletes learning from one another, whether from our volunteers or even better - other adaptive folks. That's something I really missed out on growing up ('Oh god, is it normal for my stump to be doing this?!?)

On leg amputee adjusts another new climber's ice climbing foot

Gear check

At Adaptive Climbing Nationals, Paradox athlete Craig DeMartino explains the inner workings of his prosthesis.

Photo by Moi

A teachable moment at our Ouray ice event:

Stump talk

ShireSmitty · · WP · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 70
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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