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Over 30 years ago, Mark Wellman was paralyzed in a climbing accident in the Sierra Mountains but didn’t let it slow down his passin for exploring the mountains and wilderness. He made the first paraplegic ascents of Half Dome and El Capitan and pioneered techniques for adaptive rock climbing for people with disabilities. Now, he’s sharing that passion by bringing a group of ten people who use wheelchairs on a multi-day adventure camp in Yosemite Valley. People with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities will get to experience rock climbing on Yosemite’s granite walls, handcycling below Half Dome and Yosemite Falls, and the camaraderie of camping next to the Merced River during the No Limits Adventure Camp in Yosemite. Many of the campers have never been to Yosemite Valley or experienced rock climbing.

The No Limits Adventure Camp is funded by a grant from the Yosemite Conservancy. No Limits is partnering with the Yosemite Mountaineering School to provide the climbing activity and BORP Adaptive Sports from the San Francisco Bay Area to provide the adaptive cycling.

Adaptive Rock Climbing is made possible for people with disabilities through the specialized equipment and techniques developed by Mark Wellman and other climbers. Traditional climbing equipment such as pulleys, belay devices, and rope ascenders are combined with special seats, harnesses, and grips that allow people with limited leg or arm function to ascend the wall.

Cycling is made possible by handcycles and other bikes designed specifically for people with a wide range of abilities and custom adaptations to the brakes and shifters for people with limited hand function as well.