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Partner Spotlight: Tubbs

Posted by on Mar 16, 2015 in abilities, Adaptive Recreation, Adventure, Blog, donate, donors, Partner, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Partner Spotlight: Tubbs

TUBBS Tubbs Snowshoes is a leading manufacturer of lightweight, versatile snowshoes for men, women, and children with patented binding and crampon systems that simplify and enhance performance for backcountry exploration, day hiking, and trail walking. Founded in 1906, Tubbs Snowshoes is recognized as the sport’s pioneer, with a heritage of technological innovation and market development [...]

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The Climb Up Storm Mountain

Posted by on Jul 16, 2014 in abilities, Adventure, climbing | Comments Off on The Climb Up Storm Mountain

The Climb Up Storm Mountain: By Amy Ware On Saturday the 12th of July, Splore decided to try something new and different. We took participants on a full moon climb up in Big Cottonwood Canyon. I happened to be one of the lucky few that was able to go on the trip, and let me tell [...]

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The Fall Fling Week: What’s Ahead

Posted by on Sep 11, 2013 in abilities, ability, accessibility, activities, adaptive, Adaptive Recreation, Adventure, Challenge, Children, Difference, disabilities, donate, Donations, donors, friendship, Fun, opportunities, Outdoor, Outdoor recreation | Comments Off on The Fall Fling Week: What’s Ahead

The Fall Fling Week: What's Ahead? Glad you asked! Splore’s Fall Fling is September 14-20, 2013. It’s a week-long event to rally community support for Splore and our outdoor adventure programs for people of all abilities. It starts with a Kick-off BBQ at Whole Foods’ Sugarhouse Store on Saturday 9/14, followed by a week of [...]

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Smiles, Laughter and Life Change on a Rock Wall | A Splore Story

Posted by on Sep 24, 2012 in abilities, accessibility, activities, adaptive, Adaptive Recreation, Adventure, autism, climbing, community, disabilities, disability, donors, encouragement, family, mentor, opportunities, outdoor adventures | Comments Off on Smiles, Laughter and Life Change on a Rock Wall | A Splore Story

A letter from the parent of a Rock On! participant: Dear Splore, His volunteer, Alaina, and the rest of your team brought him out of his shell and taught him to climb. He loves it, and moreover, he beams with pride for days after each lesson. This pride also seems to spill over into the [...]

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Tales of Urban Adventurers

Posted by on Mar 8, 2012 in abilities, accessibility, disabilities, encouragement, experience, family, friendship, iditarod, inclusion, outdoor adventures, Outdoor recreation, urban iditarod | Comments Off on Tales of Urban Adventurers

So there we were, March 3rd 2012 at 9:30am in Taylorsville. Just me, Janine, Tanner, Tyler and a shopping cart. We had equipped the shopping cart with an inflatable kayak, ourselves with helmets and PFDs. We were prepared for anything. As the time drew closer to the start of the Taylorsville Urban Iditarod, the four [...]

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Sharing a Love of the Outdoors

Posted by on Feb 15, 2012 in abilities, accessibility, experience, moab, outdoors, participation, recreation, summer, training, volunteer, whitewater rafting | Comments Off on Sharing a Love of the Outdoors

I first started hearing about SPLORE when I was very young. Martha Ham was one of my mentors on a women's river trip that I take with about 20 women per year. She has taught me so much about myself, what I would like to do, and how I began volunteering with SPLORE when I [...]

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