Mount Desert Islander reports Maine Bound partnered in adaptive climbing trip
Mount Desert Islander reported Maine Bound at the University of Maine was a partner in an adaptive climbing trip at Acadia National Park Saturday, Oct. 6. Maine Bound partnered with the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, and professional instructors from the Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School in Bar Harbor volunteered their services, the article states. The center offers activities to provide enrichment and improve self-confidence of people with disabilities, including adaptive sailing, adaptive water sports, skiing for children with autism and an indoor climbing program. A group of individuals with physical, cognitive or intellectual disabilities climbed Otter Cliff Saturday in the center’s first outdoor climbing trip. The group included five pre-teens and two women who are members of the Boston-based Adaptive Climbing Group. The center hopes to hold more outdoor climbing programs in the future.