Outdoor Enrichment Program

View photos taken at the Cathedral Ledge climbing event

The Carroll Center’s Outdoor Enrichment Program recently completed a successful rock climbing trip on Cathedral Ledge, North Conway NH. Six blind climbers, most of whom were beginners, spent the weekend meeting the daunting challenge of climbing Cathedral Ledge, the same location where [...]

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Carroll Center skiers, mostly beginners, had a great time learning to ski – in some cases re-learning- at Attitash Mt., NH with perfect ski conditions. The weekend trip included tubing on the 2nd day that brought back childhood memories of sledding. Everyone was a kid for the weekend and headed back home with some sore muscles but a great feeling of success! Another ski trip is planned for late February. Check out the ski trip photos.

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The Outdoor Enrichment Program will be offering its 2nd Downhill Ski Weekend at Attitash Mountain in New Hampshire February 29-March 2. Two nights accommodations, breakfast Sat. & Sun., dinner Sat. night and box lunches both days provided by the Cranmore Mountain Lodge, which is under new management. The new owners speak French (and English), so for those of you with bilingual ability, this could add a fun dimension to the weekend. Cost is $125 per blind participant. Ski guides go free. Again skiing will be at the ever popular Ability Plus at Attitash and the Sunday activity will likely be tubing or ice skating. Please call Peg to register and secure your place with a credit card. We accept, VS, MC and DS (617) 969-6200. All weekend ski trips leave CCB at around 5:00 PM on Friday.

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We have scheduled a Rock Climbing Weekend in North Conway, NH, May 2-4, 2008

Save the date and sign up early! Once again the cost will be $125 and the details will be announced to those who express an interest as the dates draw nearer. No experience is necessary but participants need to be in reasonably good physical condition. This trip was planned because of an expressed interest by several persons. Call early to reserve a spot.

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Canoeing

The rather dry summer of 2007 enabled us to conduct 7 canoeing evenings for both adult and youth clients at the Charles River Canoe Center in Newton. We welcomed 2 new sighted guides and were happy to have many past guides return to participate.

Sea Kayaking

This ever-popular activity took place on the Essex River and was conducted by Essex River Basin Adventures (ERBA) on the North Shore on a beautiful Sunday in August and we welcomed one new sighted guide, as well as one new blind consumer to this fun-filled day.

Recreational Sailing

Many new clients, young and old, learned to sail, or sharpened their skills, on Saturdays during the summer at Courageous Sailing Center in Boston Harbor. We welcomed aboard one new recreational guide and

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