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Accessible Adventure. Pushing the boundaries of inclusion in the stunning landscape of Lough Erne. An environment that is both beautiful and serious in nature and one that doesn't always lend itself to disability access. In conversation with one of my steering group for Accessible Adventures Ireland over the winter we hatched an exciting plan....

A great day representing Mountaineering Ireland at the Paralympics Ireland Next Gen Event. With Para-Climbing now scheduled to make its first appearance at LA28 we can expect growing interest in this area of Paralympic sport.

Our morning session allowed us to catch up with our group for our Accessible "Bluebells and Waterways" 2 day canoe expedition a the end of the month and run through some practicalities.

My Climbing for All courses continue to be in great demand with Climbing Instructors throughout Ireland passionate about making their provision more inclusive. Two courses delivered in the last month, thanks to Mountaineering Ireland and Limerick Sports Partnership funding these courses. The Gilford course included staff from the community centre...

The Outdoor Education students at Atlantic Technological University are tomorrow's instructors in our outdoor education provision. They were interested in expanding their skills and knowledge of Inclusion. The #ClimbingForAll course provides a great introduction to inclusion for instructors and is recognised by Mountaineering Ireland, MTBI, AMI and...

My work as a Technical Expert and Mountain Training Provider brings me into contact with some fantastic groups of people. Barretstown is a specialist Holiday Camp in County Kildare that supports kids with cancer and other serious childhood illness. I designed and delivered a package of training for their activity instructor team using their...

There's a growing number of fantastic adventure providers in Northern Ireland committed to making their provision more inclusive. Blue Green Yonder is a canoe centre right in the heart of Enniskillen on Castle Island. It was great to be able to support its owner Trevor with the installation of their new mobility hoist. This really opens up the Erne...

Supporting access to our forest parks is a really important step in Supporting Adventure for All. People with disabilities are consistently underrepresented in our outdoor places. After an earlier meeting at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre we joined the Outdoor Partnership and Disability Sport NI with the GM4X Paratreker for a 2.4 mile...

Yesterday I delivered my last Climbing for All training course of 2024. This year I have delivered inclusion training to the Climbing workforce throughout Ireland. As I walked into the climbing wall this week one of the coaches from a course I delivered a few weeks ago was writing their inclusion plan for next year. The following morning a group...

Getting off the beaten track if you are a Wheelchair user requires something a wee bit more versatile than a standard wheelchair. Yesterday I conducted some off trail trials with the Para-Trekker an off road chair with pedigree from GM4X All Terrain Wheelchairs. Its one of a range of specialist chairs produced by the company in Scotland and with 4...