Paradox Sports – Adaptive Ice Climbing
Unlock this article and more benefits with 40% off.
Already have an Outside Account? Sign in
40% Off Outside+.
$4.99/month $2.99/month*
Get the one subscription to fuel all your adventures.
- Map your next adventure with our premium GPS apps: Gaia GPS Premium and Trailforks Pro.
- Read unlimited digital content from 15+ brands, including Outside Magazine, Triathlete, Ski, Trail Runner, and VeloNews.
- Watch 600+ hours of endurance challenges, cycling and skiing action, and travel documentaries.
- Learn from the pros with expert-led online courses.
*Outside memberships are billed annually. Print subscriptions available to U.S. residents only. You may cancel your membership at anytime, but no refunds will be issued for payments already made. Upon cancellation, you will have access to your membership through the end of your paid year. More Details
Paradox Sports, based out of Boulder, Colorado, has been making an annual pilgrimage to Ouray for eight
years, bringing the challenge, camaraderie and aesthetic of ice climbing to those with disabilities.
“You don’t have to have a poet’s soul to know that the ice tools and ropes are really metaphors for bigger ideas: elective challenge, friendship, team
work, empowerment, and much more,” says Paradox Sports.
“From the outside we may appear to be a bunch of climbers, dirtbags, adventurers and scallawags, but it’s not our outward appearance that makes us so unique,
rather it’s our mission. Our primary objective is to build adaptive sport communities that shift what we believe someone with a disability can achieve
(and that’s quite a lot, if you were wondering). And if we get a little rambunctious and have a good time along the way, well then… that’s alright.”