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It is Summit Soirée week! This is the final call to join us as we celebrate 15 years of adventure, access, and community. Tickets are $125 per person or $200 per couple. Browse the silent auction until Oct. 24 at 9 PM (EST)! Get tickets and browse the auction at the links in our bio, or visit CatalystSports.org/summit-soiree #CatalystSports #SummitSoiree #AdaptiveSports

Don't miss your chance to win! We're giving you a chance to win an ICE Sprint X Pixel Electric Recumbent Trike, valued at $9,899! Designed with shorter riders and kids in mind, this trike is ready for adventure—and it could be yours! The best part? You don't have to be present to win! Plus, every entry supports Catalyst Sports' mission to create adventure opportunities for people with physical disabilities. ⏰Entries close Saturday, October 24, at 9 PM ET. 👉 Enter now: https://givebutter.com/c/catalyst-sports-2026-summit-soiree-axf38b/auction See the website for official rules, terms, and eligibility requirements.

Our Adventure Without Limits Kayaking weekend was one of those moments that reminded us of the impact we can have when organizations and communities with similar missions work together. 🤝🤝 Huge shout out to @alamountainsriversvalleys_rcd, Yellow Hammer, @alstateparks, the crew on safety boats and our amazing volunteers. We mean it when we say this weekend was what it was because of your support. So, what made it so special? From adaptive kayaking and birdwatching to fishing, camping, storytelling, and evenings spent together, our weekend adventure at Lake Guntersville was all about trying new things, enjoying the outdoors and building community! And that's what it's all about—creating opportunities for people of all abilities to experience adventure together.

15 years of Catalyst Sports wouldn’t be possible without an incredible community behind us. 💙 As we get ready to celebrate on October 24, we want to recognize the generous sponsors helping make both our Community Birthday Celebration and Summit Soirée possible. Peak Sponsors - @edwardjones - Steve Frederick - @poa_tn Ridge Sponsors - @ga_power - @icetrikes - @wmeventsinc - @parallax_digital - @roughdraftatl Lantern Sponsors - @numotionfoundation - @top_end_sports - @rei Co-op - Lotus Disability - @empower_rectherapy - The Intentionals @the.intentionals - Dooley Family - Eric and Ana Robbins Your support helps us bring the community together and continue expanding access to adaptive sports and outdoor adventure across the Southeast. We are deeply grateful for your investment in adventure, access, and belonging. Join us for the celebration! 🎉 Free Community Birthday Celebration: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM 🥂 Ticketed Summit Soirée: 6:30 PM Learn More at the links in our bio, or visit the Special Events page on our website (www.CatalystSports.org)!

The Summit Soirée silent auction is officially LIVE! 🎉 Browse the packages, place your bids, and help expand access to adaptive sports and outdoor adventure across the Southeast. And the best part? You don't have to attend the Soirée to participate! 👉 Browse + bid until October 24: https://givebutter.com/c/catalyst-sports-2026-summit-soiree-axf38b/auction 🎟️ Purchase event tickets: CatalystSports.org/summit-soiree Every bid supports greater access to adventure, community, and possibility for people with disabilities and veterans. #CatalystSports #SilentAuction #AdaptiveSports #SummitSoiree

🎶 Meet the music behind the Summit Soirée! We’re excited to welcome Georgia-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Miller as our musical performer for the evening. For more than two decades, Mark has built a loyal following with his warm vocals, thoughtful songwriting, and storytelling-driven performances. Rooted in East Tennessee and Middle Georgia, his Americana sound blends original music with distinctive interpretations of artists like Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Stapleton, Townes Van Zandt, and The Beatles. His 2022 album Standing on Shoulders earned recognition as one of the year’s standout Americana releases, and his latest album, This Bridge, continues to showcase the lyricism and storytelling that have become hallmarks of his music. We can’t wait to have Mark set the soundtrack as we celebrate 15 years of Catalyst Sports on October 24. 🎉 Join us for an evening of live music, great food and drinks, silent auction bidding, community, and a celebration of the people who have helped make 15 years of adaptive adventure possible. 🎟️ Tickets are $125 per person or $200 per couple. Get yours today! https://www.catalystsports.org/summit-soiree

What better way to celebrate 15 years of Catalyst Sports than surrounded by the athletes, volunteers, families, partners, and friends who have made it all possible? Join us Saturday, October 24 at the Catalyst Sports Adaptive Bike Shop for a FREE Community Birthday Celebration + Ride! 🚲 9:00 AM – Rider arrival 🚲 10:00 AM – Community Ride 🎂 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – Birthday festivities with Adventure Village, bounce house, birthday cake, snow cones, kids ride, and more! 👉 View details + RSVP at the link in our bio, or visit the special events page no our website (www.CatalystSports.org)! A huge thank you to our generous sponsors for helping make the celebration possible. See you in one month! 🎉

What an INCREDIBLE Labor Day weekend! 🚵‍♂️🔥 For the fifth year in a row, Catalyst Sports joined Ride Kanuga’s End of Summer Jam to bring adaptive mountain biking to the weekend. This year’s adaptive race followed an Enduro format, giving our riders experience that helps prepare them to compete in officially sanctioned races. We had a fantastic turnout, more race categories than ever before, and plenty of unforgettable moments. (We’re just going to pretend the heat wasn’t one of them. 😅) One of our adaptive riders, a quadriplegic, had only ever spent about 20 minutes on a bike during a previous demo with us. This weekend, he not only took on the skills clinic and CRUSHED IT—he also rode the race course! That’s what this is all about: creating access so people with physical disabilities can experience the thrill, freedom, and community of adventure. Weekends like this don’t happen without an incredible community behind them. A huge thank you to: - @ride_kanuga - @pisgahareasorba - @grumpysbikeshop - @fox factory - @cognativemtb - @team.mb.adventures We’re also grateful to @amptbiking for making the trip down from Kentucky to support the race. We really are better together. Anyone else already counting down to next year? 🙌

Your Summit Soirée ticket helps create more adaptive sports opportunities throughout the Southeast. 💙 Join us October 24 at 6:30 PM as we celebrate 15 years of adventure, access, and community. Tickets at the link in our bio, or visit the Special Events page on our website! Thank you to our generous sponsors! #CatalystSports #AdaptiveSports #SummitSoiree

We are turning 15! 🎉 Join us Saturday, October 24 for a full day of celebration. 9:00 AM–1:00 PM: Free Community Birthday Celebration with a community ride, Adventure Village, family fun, cake, and snowcones. 6:30 PM: Ticketed Summit Soirée with food, cocktails, live music, a silent auction, and a bourbon pull. Learn more at the links in our bio, or visit CatalystSports.org/special-events Thank you to our generous sponsors! #CatalystSports #SummitSoiree #AdaptiveSports

Catalyst Sports is turning 15—and we’re celebrating in style. We’ll be marking the occasion with a community ride and birthday celebration at the bike shop on October 24, followed by our Summit Soirée that evening. And of course, a celebration this big needed its own shirt. For five days only, we’re opening a presale for our limited-edition Catalyst Sports x @partyshirtinternational button-down. These soft, comfortable, adventure-ready shirts are made for the trail, the crag, the campsite—or wherever the celebration takes you. Grab yours before this Saturday, September 5th! Link in bio.

What if your next weekend adventure included kayaking, campfires, wildlife, music, storytelling, and a whole lot of community? Join us September 18–20 at Lake Guntersville, Alabama for a weekend designed to help you slow down, try something new, and enjoy the outdoors together. Thanks to special access from North Alabama State Parks, we’ll be camping and spending the weekend flatwater kayaking, fishing, bird watching, playing outdoor games, sharing meals, learning about the land and its history, and gathering around the campfire. We’re also excited to have Trey Reaves guiding the weekend—a paddler who holds the record for kayaking all 652 miles of the Tennessee River in just 6½ days! Our goal is simple: relax, have fun, experience something new, and leave happy. 💙 A huge thank you to Yellowhammer Outdoor Development, @alstateparks , and @alamountainsriversvalleys_rcd for helping make this weekend possible. 🏕️ Lake Guntersville, AL 📅 September 18–20 🛶 Adaptive kayaking + camping + community Come paddle with us at "Adventure Without Limits"! https://www.catalystsports.org/special-events/adaptive-kayak-festival

Who else is ready for the 5th annual End of Summer Jam?! Adaptive riders of all experience levels are invited to join Catalyst Sports at Ride Kanuga from September 4–7 for a weekend of skills, trail rides, racing, and community—and volunteers are still needed to help make it all possible. 🎟️ General admission: $40 📆 September 4-7 📍 Ride Kanuga, Hendersonville, NC Come ride, support, and celebrate the adaptive mountain biking community with us! Learn more and register: www.CatalystSports.org/2026-end-of-summer-jam or at the link in our bio! #CatalystSports #EndOfSummerJam #AdaptiveMountainBiking #AdaptiveSports #Volunteer #RideKanuga

What an amazing day of fly fishing in the Smokies! There’s nothing quite like spending time outdoors, learning something new, and building community along the river. We’re so thankful to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and everyone who helped make this adaptive fly fishing program possible this summer. Thank you to all the partners, sponsors, and volunteers who helped make this day possible. Huge thank you to @greatsmokynps, @smokiesfriends, @troutunlimited, and Knox County for supporting adaptive recreation and creating opportunities for athletes of all abilities to get outdoors. We’re also incredibly grateful for the volunteers from @littleriveroutfitters, @troutzoneanglers and the local community who shared their time, equipment, and expertise with participants throughout the day. Your support helped make this experience so special. And this is just the beginning! Adaptive programs in the Park continue through October with opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, camping and more. We’d love to have you join us for an upcoming adventure. 🔗 Check out upcoming events and sign up through the link in bio!

Spots are still available for our annual Veterans 9/11 Memorial Climb! Join us September 11–13 at Red River Gorge, KY for a weekend of outdoor climbing, community, and challenge with fellow veterans with physical disabilities. 🧗 Climbing gear provided 🏡 Accessible lodging included 🍽️ All meals provided 🙌 No prior climbing experience required Come be part of one of the longest-running Catalyst Sports' traditions! 👉 Register today at the link in our bio! Or visit www.CatalystSports.org/special-events #moveunitedwarfighter #adaptivesports

"Before this weekend, I never thought about participating in outdoor rock climbing. After my injury I always worried about hurting myself worse, so having a team of people who understand that and still accommodated me all the way from start to finish. You allowed me to accomplish something I really didn’t think was possible for myself. "This event got me out of my house and into the world even if only for weekend it meant the world to me and my family. "Thank you for everything this weekend, and thank you for helping instill that confidence I was searching for." -First time participant What an incredible weekend at our annual 9/11 Memorial Climb with veterans with service-related disabilities. Several veterans with service-related disabilities climbed outdoors for the first time, and everyone made it to the top of the wall multiple times! And the connection continued after the climbing ended—with dinner together, conversations around the campfire, and some well-earned time in the cold plunge and hot tub. Thank you to Move United and Muir Valley for their continued support of this event! Huge shout out to @andreawoodphotographer for always capturing such amazing photos!

What made The Alabama Potluck so special was the people. Adaptive athletes, volunteers, guides, families, and friends from across the Southeast came together to share time outdoors, build skills, and create real connection. It was a reminder of what is possible when people with physical disabilities are empowered to accomplish what was previously out of reach. "My life would not be the same if I did not have Catalyst". Check out the full video in our Bio! Huge thank you to Climb Beyond the Barrier, all of our sponsors, and especially Hanger Foundation for helping make weekends like this possible. Sponsors : @wheelable_wilderness @hangerfoundation @climbing4change @fiddleheadnc @climbbeyondthebarrier @centralrockgym & Friends of Charles Wilgus! #AdaptiveClimbing #InclusiveOutdoors #CatalystSports #ClimbBeyondTheBarrier #TheAlabamaPotluck #AdaptiveSports #OutdoorCommunity

⛷️ Registration opens THIS Sunday, November 1! Join us January 25–28, 2027, at @beechmtn in North Carolina for the 45th Annual Adaptive Learn to Ski/Snowboard Event! This event welcomes individuals ages 5 to 70+ with a wide range of physical disabilities and diagnoses, including spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy, limb differences and amputations, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy, visual impairments, and more. Participants will receive instruction tailored to your abilities, goals, and experience level. We also welcome veterans and active-duty military and encourage family participation! 📅 January 25–28, 2027 📍 Beech Mountain Resort, North Carolina 📝 Registration opens November 1 — spots fill quickly! Set a reminder and register at the link in our bio, or head to: www.catalystsports.org/adaptiveskiweek Interested in sponsorship? Reach out to frankie@catalystsports.org!

Anyone else ride a bike from Atlanta to Alabama? Our veterans did! What an incredible VetsCycle Alabama Adventure! Over three days, our veterans and volunteers tackled 148 miles along the Silver Comet and Chief Ladiga Trails—building friendships, encouraging one another, and proving the power of resilience and community with every mile. That's what VetsCycle is all about! This is wThank you to the Marcus Foundation for making this adventure possible! 💙 Ride On! #CatalystSports #VetsCycle #Veterans #AdaptiveSports #RideOn #StrongerTogether #themarcusfoundation

Every parent deserves the opportunity to see their child reach new heights. These photos were taken at one of our first adaptive climbing clinics in 2013, and they still bring tears to our eyes. The pride on this parent’s face. The confidence on this athlete’s face. The moment they realized what was possible. That’s what Catalyst Sports is all about. Become a Catalyst Champion and help more athletes and families experience moments like these through adaptive sports. Link in bio.

Join Catalyst Sports, @lakeshorefoundation , and @bump_mtb_official for Shred-A-Muk: a weekend of adaptive mountain biking, skill-building, and community at Tannehill in McCalla, AL. 📅 September 26–27 📍 McCalla, Alabama 🚵 Beginner through advanced rides 🙌 Volunteers needed to help make the weekend possible ⛺ Free camping available 💥 Event is free, excluding park entry Whether you’re brand new to adaptive mountain biking, ready to tackle more technical trails, or want to volunteer alongside an incredible community, we’d love to have you join us. Come ready to learn, ride, support, and shred! Learn more and register at the link in our bio!

What a year it has already been in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! 🏔️ So far in 2026, people with disabilities have had the chance to experience the Smokies through adaptive fly fishing at Tremont, a magical night hike on Little River Trail, and an adaptive hike along the Oconaluftee River Trail. Each program has created opportunities for adventure in one of the most beautiful places in the country. A huge thank you to our incredible partners who help make these experiences possible, including @greatsmokynps, @smokiesfriends, Knox County, @troutunlimited, the amazing National Park Service rangers, and every volunteer, participant, and supporter who showed up with joy and encouragement. We are so grateful to continue helping make the outdoors more accessible for people with disabilities. More Smoky Mountain adventures are still to come! To learn more about these programs or register as a participant or volunteer, visit www.catalystsports.org/gsmnp-programs

It started with a climb ⛰️ In 2012, a team of Veterans summited the Grand Teton together and sparked what would become Catalyst Sports. Today, that movement creates adaptive sports experiences rooted in: 🔹Access 🔹Community 🔹Adventure 🔹Inclusion Monthly gifts of $10, $25, or $50 help create opportunities for athletes across our programs. Even small recurring gifts help create lasting impact. 🔗 Link in bio #CatalystSports #AdaptiveSports #Accessibility #OutdoorAdventure #MonthlyGiving

We are still looking for both volunteers and adaptive athletes to join us for our next @greatsmokynps program: adaptive mountain biking on the Deep Creek Trail on Saturday, July 11! Experience a scenic off-road ride along Deep Creek, rolling past waterfalls, crossing bridges, and exploring a winding gravel trail led by a Park Ranger. Along the way, riders will learn about the ecology, history, and beauty of this incredible watershed. This adventure is made possible by volunteers! Learn more and register as an athlete or volunteer: www.catalystsports.org/gsmnp-programs #AdaptiveMountainBiking #AdaptiveSports #CatalystSports #GreatSmokyMountains #GSMNP #DeepCreek #BrysonCityNC #OutdoorAdventure #AccessibleOutdoors #AdaptiveCycling #VolunteerOpportunity #InclusiveRecreation #SmokyMountains #MountainBiking #AdventureForAll

Fishing, hiking, biking, camping... what a year of adventure in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! 2026 brought so many incredible opportunities to get outside and experience the beautiful Smoky Mountains in new ways. Participants had the chance to explore new trails, try new activities, and make unforgettable memories through adaptive equipment, dedicated volunteers, and ranger-led experiences. Because adventure should have no limits! Thank you to the amazing @greatsmokynps park rangers, @smokiesfriends, Knox County, @rei, our volunteers, and everyone who participated in these programs!

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