{"id":80247,"date":"2023-11-13T19:37:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/13\/adaptive-sports-nonprofit-helps-vets-find-community-through-climbing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:07:02","slug":"adaptive-sports-nonprofit-helps-vets-find-community-through-climbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2023\/11\/13\/adaptive-sports-nonprofit-helps-vets-find-community-through-climbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Adaptive sports nonprofit helps vets find community through climbing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adaptive sports have proven to be a catalyst for establishing community among veterans with service-connected disabilities. Such activities, especially those conducted in outdoor spaces, offer mental and physical health benefits that can yield drastic improvements to a veteran\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So pronounced are the perks of outdoors immersion that many doctors in Canada have even gone as far as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/travel\/national-parks\/national-park-prescription\" target=\"_blank\">prescribing passes for Parks Canada<\/a> \u2014 the equivalent of U.S. National Parks \u2014 alongside select medical treatments. And in the U.S., medical professionals like Dr. Nooshin Razani of University of California San Francisco Benioff Children\u2019s Hospital have gone as far as monitoring \u201ctime spent outside nearly as much as &#8230; patients\u2019 pulse, weight, and blood pressure,\u201d Razani said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/why-doctors-are-increasingly-prescribing-nature\" target=\"_blank\">PBS News Hour report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you take an urban adult into a forest, within 15 minutes, you see improvements in cortisol, blood pressure, [and] heart rate,\u201d Razani added. \u201cBut more convincing to me is the fact that people who live in green areas live longer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/native\/warrior-games\/2023\/05\/18\/department-of-defense-warrior-games-more-than-a-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">adaptive<\/a>-focused nonprofit spearheading such outdoors wellness initiatives is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradoxsports.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paradox Sports<\/a>, a Boulder, Colorado-based climbing operation that offers adaptive rock and ice climbing experiences among some of our nation\u2019s most picturesque destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-founded by retired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/09\/26\/651918726\/maj-dj-skelton-retires-from-army-leaving-behind-a-legacy-of-helping-wounded-warr\" target=\"_blank\">Army Maj. Dennis \u201cDJ\u201d Skelton<\/a>, Paradox Sports ushers adaptive athletes through climbing and mountaineering courses before embarking on multi-day adventures that defy the notion that disabilities are preventative of leading an intrepid life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClimbing has this almost transformative power, where it\u2019s you and this obstacle,\u201d Jen Nam, Army veteran and Paradox Sports board member, said at the Las Vegas-based MCON convention on military and veteran culture. \u201cEveryone has different challenges, but there is sort of this internal process that happens where you\u2019re just testing and risk-taking and figuring out, \u2018How do I get myself up this with the abilities that I have?\u2019 Witnessing that power, that focus, and that accomplishment is just so powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0E5A3421.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0E5A3421.jpeg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0E5A3421.jpeg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0E5A3421.jpeg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0E5A3421.jpeg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0E5A3421.jpeg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Courtesy of Pardox Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, Paradox Sports has administered 120 adaptive climbing courses, and taken climbers of all skill levels on 70 trips spread across 30 states. For veterans, these outings offer a platform to reengage with a brand of camaraderie unique to military service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while Paradox Sports expeditions are geared toward all adaptive athletes \u2014 not just prior military \u2014 the nonprofit is currently putting together a veteran-specific trip, scheduled for next August, that will guide a group of vets, free of charge, to the highest summit in one of the nation\u2019s most beautiful mountain ranges: Wyoming\u2019s Grand Tetons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019ll be a pretty gnarly several days, where folks will have the opportunity to do some training, skill learning, connect with one another, and then summit Grand Teton,\u201d Nam said, referencing the range\u2019s 13,775-foot main summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s just an incredible space for us to share stories and build friendships. \u2026 There is sort of this transcendence of conquering this major mountain, but then doing it alongside your brothers and sisters who have a similar history to you \u2014 it\u2019s a really powerful experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about Paradox Sports and the nonprofit\u2019s adaptive athlete initiatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradoxsports.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, see how you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradoxsports.org\/donate\/adaptive-advocate\/\" target=\"_blank\">get involved<\/a>, and be sure to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradoxsports.org\/trips\/grand-teton\/\" target=\"_blank\">details surrounding the Grand Teton adventure<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paradox Sports is a Boulder, Colorado-based climbing operation that offers training and trips for adaptive athletes, including veterans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":108600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":19,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[100,23,73,12,25,13,19,70],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3407],"class_list":["post-80247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-military-culture","category-news","category-newsletters","category-off-duty","category-veterans","category-your-army"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"LLOUOZWWHZFRTEY6LXUDGUUQME","arc_canonical_url":"\/veterans\/2023\/11\/13\/adaptive-sports-nonprofit-helps-vets-find-community-through-climbing\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Adaptive sports nonprofit helps vets find community through climbing - Army Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Paradox Sports is a Boulder, Colorado-based climbing operation that offers training and trips for adaptive athletes, including veterans.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adaptive sports nonprofit helps vets find community through climbing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Paradox Sports is a Boulder, Colorado-based climbing operation that offers training and trips for adaptive athletes, including veterans.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2023\/11\/13\/adaptive-sports-nonprofit-helps-vets-find-community-through-climbing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Army Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-13T19:37:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T15:07:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"J.D. 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