Thank you! Measuring success can be difficult when you are posed with challenges that you have never dealt with and the bar has not yet been established. This past weekend far exceeded the expectations that Paradox Sports had set. Facilitating, witnessing, and experiencing the connections between the able-bodied and the disabled, the connections between the disabled, and the array of emotions was powerful and appreciated.
To sum up the weekend we are providing you a little recap and some links:
http://www.climbing.com/ (Craig gets front page)
http://www.climbing.com/photo-video/gallery/heraeldo07/
http://www.climbing.com/news/press/iraqvetsclimb4life/
www.paradoxsports.org
www.herafoundation.org
One participant flew in from Salt Lake City and seven others were from the Denver/Boulder area. The participants included two severely wounded active soldiers, and six civilians. Their injuries ranged from above and below the knee amputees, a T-5 paraplegic, and one with one arm. Their previous climbing histories ranged and during the weekend all climbed multiple routes in El Dorado Canyon. The normalcy of people trading legs, sharing beta on prosthetics, and prosthetics strewn about was amusing. Awareness was raised, expectations were raised, spirits were raised, and the bar was definitely set.
The weekend would never have happened without the hundreds of hours of volunteer support, the monetary support, and the emotional support from each of you. Thank you and enjoy the pics, contact all of us at Paradox Sports, and keep the buzz and momentum going about Paradox Sports.
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