Published on August 18th, 2016 | by mpower
Kyle Maynard is one talented mountaineer. He has been going up and up for sometime now. This ad by Nike will let you in on his sense of humor and athletic ability... Read More →
Published on May 23rd, 2016 | by mpower
Staff Sgt Charlie Linville is going up in history as the first combat veteran with an amputation to conquer Mt Everest. He summited the worlds tallest peak on May 19, 2016 as part of a team [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 28th, 2016 | by mpower
Wild Country UK sponsored the UK Para Climbing Team. They sent a film crew to follow the team to learn why they love climbing, how they train and their accent to the World Cup level... Read More →
Published on January 12th, 2016 | by mpower
The iconic peaks of Grand Teton National park bring people from all over the world to climb them. Vasu Sojitra traveled from just North in Bozeman, Montana to become the first leg amputee to summit without [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 16th, 2015 | by mpower
We first featured the KLIPPA prosthetic climbing leg back in the spring of 2014 on Mpower Sports. Design student Kai Lin built the leg after being inspired by mountain goats. He was designing so that athletes [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2014 | by mpower
An unfortunate accident left Sean O’Neill paralyzed from the waist down in his early twenties. While adapting to his new body, O’Neill rediscovered his adventurous spirit and embraced the idea of new challenge in his life. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 4th, 2014 | by mpower
The Blaze A 21-year-old design student, Kai Lin, with a heart for veterans just designed an artificial limb that could help wounded warriors conquer their mountains. “During my research I noticed that thousands of wounded soldiers [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 14th, 2014 | by mpower
Ronnie Dickson is “sending” it. He has been rock climbing for years and is leaving his mark on the climbing community. He is seen here on a boulder problem called Dragons Turn in The Gunks. It [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 12th, 2014 | by mpower
In 1991, Sean O’Neill suffered an injury that left him paralyzed. Since then, he and his brother Timmy have scaled peaks all across the country. Now they’re helping veterans and others with disabilities with their adaptive sports [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 10th, 2014 | by mpower
Sean O’Neil of Paradox Sports has raised the bar again. As a paraplegic climber he added another first to his resume last week by climbing Bridal Veil Falls (WI 5/6) in Telluride, Colorado. O’Neil is known [&hellip... Read More →
