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Knoxville, TNā
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - Monday, September 12, 2022
Spaces are limited. Registration is required.
The Paradox Sports Adaptive Climbing Initiative is a training program for guides, climbing instructors, climbing wall operators, and recreational climbers to learn the skills necessary to provide high quality adaptive climbing experiences for individuals with disabilities. With support from the North Face, Paradox worked with 60+ individuals including adaptive climbers, veteran service providers, healthcare professionals, equipment manufacturers, and climbing guides to develop a comprehensive curriculum that will help you improve accessibility in your climbing programs.
Our goal is to help every climbing program in the country become accessible for people with disabilities.
Paradox Sports: Adaptive Climbing Initiatie [Video Intro]
COST: This is a free course but registration is required to attend. Please register using the red button link above.
The course will be hosted at an indoor rock climbing gym. Please bring your climbing harness, lunch, and snacks. Dress code is casual and should be suitable for on-the-wall learning. Paradox Sports provides a handbook with space to take notes.
* If you wish to personally purchase the Adaptive Climbing Manual book, they are available for $20 during check-out (discounted for course participants - regular price $29.95 + shipping via the Paradox website!)
Location:
Onsight Rock Gym
5335 Western Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37921
This Adaptive Climbing Initiative Course is with support from Move United and Catalyst Sports
Day One:
Facilitators Only
Classroom and On-the-wall Training
9:00AM - 4:00PM
Day Two:
Facilitators + Adaptive Climbing join for the
Adaptive Climbing Community Day
9:00AM - 12:30PM
Meals: There will be a break from approx 12:30pm - 1:30pm on Day One of the course where you are free to leave the facility for lunch, or you are welcome to bring a packed lunch. Day Two will wrap up around 12:30pm. Please bring any snacks that you might want during the day.
Travel: Attendees are responsible for their own travel.
Cancellation Policy: As a courtesy to others who may be on a Waiting List, please notify Paradox Sports as soon as possible if you can no longer attend the training.
Facilitators: If you are joining the two-day course as a facilitator, all attendees must have (at minimum) basic knowledge of climbing and ability to belay prior to attending the course. This helps maximize the time focused on adaptive climbing skills and equipment to make the course a valuable experience for all. If you have never climbed before, or if you are in need of a refresher, please contact your local climbing gym to take an introductory course prior to signing up for the Adaptive Climbing Initiative Facilitator Course.
Adaptive Climbers: If you are a US Veteran with a disability looking to try out climbing then consider joining the Adaptive Climbing Community Day! We welcome all experience levels and disabilities to join for our free half day climbing event. This is a safe and supportive opportunity for Veterans who have never tried climbing to get on the wall. *This program is for Veterans with disabilities only.
QUESTIONS?
Contact National Program Manger Nate McKenzie
Nate@paradoxsports.org or 720-638-5593
Paradox Sports
Adaptive Climbing Initiative Course
at Onsight Rock Gym
Knoxville, TN
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - Monday, September 12, 2022āā
ACI Course at
Onsight Rock Gym
Knoxville, TNā
Sunday, September 11, 2022 -
Monday, September 12, 2022
You are now registered and will receive an email confirmation shortly. Please share with anyone else in your community who might be interested in adaptive climbing.