Special Treks Overview

Pushing back the Boundaries

To the people that use the TrailRider, its most important attribute is its versatility. It has been engineered to take a vast range of people over a vast range of land. Children (over four feet tall) and adults can access terrain ranging from manicured city parks to trails that challenge the world's foremost adventurers.

It's true that most TrailRider users are more interested in BCMOS's regular program activities - day hikes, theme hikes and overnight camps - but many like to to know that more extreme adventures that are within their reach. BCMOS is all about empowerment.

If nothing else, knowledge that the TrailRider has been taken up Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak and along the notoriously tough West Coast Trail in BC should reassure anyone with questions before their first-time use in their local park.

BCMOS has historically staged an expedition, Access Challenge, which is less aggressive than the one-of-a-kind adventures noted above. More recently it has been a three-day trek, which takes in pristine wilderness and includes overnight camping.

Everyone who gets into a TrailRider, no matter where they are headed, is pushing back boundaries. Unfortunately, today's society still holds some dated ideas about what people with disabilities should and should not do. BCMOS participants challenge the general public - and themselves - about such assumptions.

Trailblazers
Access Challenge: BCMOS runs this three-day backwoods adventure
Trailblazers: Quadriplegic mountaineers and adventurers reaching their greatest potential.

Links to Access Challenge 2006 Parks and Trails