Adventure Sports

When choosing the best camping and adventure gear for an outdoor excursion, you will need to know where the trip will be taking you and the different activities planned for the trip. Adventure gear for different outdoor-related sports such as hiking, backpacking, cycling, camping, snowboarding, climbing and paddling should come from a... more »

With fewer than 1 million citizens, Columbus is one of the United States' smaller capitals, and it does not, as of April 2009, have any support groups particularly for paraplegics. This does not mean, however, that paraplegics in the Columbus area are without resources and community. A combination of web-based groups and support and... more »

Tree climbing involves the use of ropes, pulleys and other devices to glide along the top layers of a forest canopy. This activity started out as an adventure sport activity but is now used by companies and advocacy groups to determine the health of forests. The process of becoming a tree climber involves a combination of technical,... more »

The increased number of disabled veterans returning from war has led to an influx of events geared toward getting people with missing arms or legs into the outdoors, specifically for adventure sports like rock climbing. This article is for people who have lost part or all of one arm, but who still would like to try ascending indoor or... more »

The only significant difference deaf climbers and hearing climbers have involves the commands used while climbing. Deaf climbers can do anything hearing climbers can do, including climbing safely by utilizing good rope communication skills in place of spoken commands. Climbing partners—the belayer and climber—are... more »