Type One Outdoors

A Climbing School
for T1D's

Not Your Typical Climbing School.
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• Learn tricks to manage your condition in Vertical Spaces.
• How to deal with Adrenaline & Glucose Spikes.
• Best ways to treat hypos while climbing.
• Easy methods to keep medication temperature-happy while out at the the crag.
• Discover the best locations for gadgets while wearing a harness.
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Providing Specialized Adventure Education for people living with Chronic Conditions.

Where We Climb

Whether you’re just starting out, or an advanced climber, we have a climbing adventure for you.

From one-on-one private trips, to groups up to 6, we offer fun recreational full day or half day trips.

Our Gym-To-Crag program for the gym climbers transition to the outdoor climbing world, from setting up basic anchors for outdoor top roping, to rappelling to sport lead climbing, to trad climbing.

Our outdoor climbing program will get you ready for outdoor climb fun with our intro to anchor building class, and moving on to advanced techniques when you’re ready to explore bigger climbs, with advanced anchor building, and self-rescue techniques.

Discover how climbing can open up a new sense of empowerment and confidence for those living with managed conditions.

Meet Your Guide

Paul Reid

Hi!
I'm Paul.
Your Guide!

I’m the founder of Type One Outdoors, and I’ve been climbing since 2009.

I am certified with the American Mountain Guides Association as a Single Pitch Instructor and a NOLS certified Wilderness First Responder.


I have been living with T1D for 37 years, and happy to share some T1D tricks for Type One’s in vertical spaces!

Trek Waiver

This release basically acknowledges that you understand risks involved with the activity you are signing up for.

Understanding that any outdoor activity comes with inherent risks of injury and even death in the most extreme cases.

You are also agreeing not to do things that may jeopardize the safety of the guide or other participants.

You are agreeing that you will not adversely interfere with the natural environments we will be using (other than normal use of the trails, equipment and infrastructure) This includes wildlife, sensitive ecosystems, manmade structures, maintained trails, markers, safety devices, safety structures, and personnel.

Since you are signing up to join us on this activity, you are doing so at your own will and you understand all the risks involved. (if you don’t, please ask. If you still don’t, Please don’t sign) You’re also agreeing to let your leader know if you have any medical condition that needs to be disclosed before we set out, and you agree to prepare yourself adequately before the activity and be as self sufficient as possible as not to be an adverse burden upon the rest to the party or strangers.

You’re agreeing to indemnify, and to hold Type One Outdoors and its guides, drivers, agents, associates, employees, owners, volunteers, leaders, affiliates, helpers, and participants harmless and promise not to sue.

We take lots of photos on these treks, and participants usually wind up in the pictures shared on Type One Outdoors social media, and web pages in efforts of promoting future and past activities, trips and events. Please indicate below if it’s ok with you, or not, that we can use pictures that include you.

If you agree with the above statements,
please put in your name and email address below, prove you’re not a robot, then hit “Agree”