Adaptive Adventures Military Operations (AAMO)

For the past six years, Adaptive Adventures has been sponsoring wounded warriors and disabled veterans to our winter All Mountain Ski and Ride camps. In addition, we have several veteran only ski camps as well as providing support to many national disabled veterens events.  read more
Our premier summer military event is the Wounded Warrior Sports camp as part of the Chicago Air Show. We also run water-ski camps and adventure trips for wounded warriors and veterans throughout the summer. read more
  Adaptive Adventures offers opportunities in a variety of sports throughout the year. Our goal is to reacquaint warriors with sports and activities they once loved before their injury, as well as to introduce them to new activities that can maximize their current abilities. Adaptive Adventures specializes in outdoor... read more
Adaptive Adventures Rafting Program The 2011 rafting season marked a big move forward for the Adaptive Adventures rafting program. Based out of Aspen, CO and operating throughout Colorado and adjoining states, the program added equipment, staff, and a professional outfitters license this season. Among the events this year... read more
In addition to our own All Mountain camp series, Adaptive Adventures provides organizational and technical support to many other adaptive sports programs providing sports and recreation opportunities to our nation’s Wounded Warriors. Our collaborations are spread out across the country and cover all of our major program... read more

Wounded Warrior Kayak Pool Sessions

Empowering Wounded Warriors through Sport

adaptive skiing for wounded militaryAdaptive Adventures Military Operations (AAMO) Program provides support and mentoring to American servicemen and women who've sustained permanent physical and cognitive injuries. The program works with recently injured military personnel still in the Army Hospitals as well as Veterans post-rehabilitation. Veterans are introduced to a broad range of outdoor sports opportunities and adaptive technology and techniques through Adaptive Adventures all season clinics, camps, and adventure trips.

As we say about all of Adaptive Adventures programs Iit’s not about sports…it is about attitude, independence, promoting healthy, active lifestyles, and quality of life. In addition to the activities themselves, we also focus on providing role models and mentors made up of professional, successful individuals who have been living with a physical disability for many years and have achieved their personal best.

Adaptive Adventures All Mountain Ski Camps

Wounded Warriors Ski

Three to four times each Winter, Adaptive Adventures hosts All Mountain Ski camps at some of the best ski mountains in the world. Some of the camps are for Armed Forces personnel only, but most of the All Mountain camps integrate wounded members of the military with civilians that live with physical disabilities. The four-day camps target physically disabled skiers looking to improve their skills, challenge themselves, socialize, and become introduced to racing techniques.

Summer Camps, Clinics, and Trips

Wounded Warriors Cycling - Adaptive AdventuresOver the years, Adaptive Adventures has provided a variety of unique sports opportunities for the Wounded Warriors in the summer months. Programs range from single day cycling and water-ski clinics, to multi-day, multi-sport adventure trips to the Mississippi River or Lake Powell, UT. Opportunities on these trips include camping, cycling, fishing, jet skiing, kayaking, rock climbing, sailing, swimming, water-skiing, and wakeboarding. In 2008, Adaptive Adventures is partnering with the Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project to bring a group of 30 Wounded Warriors and guests to participate in several days of outdoor sports and be featured as special guests at the 50th Anniversary of the Chicago Air & Water Show.

Program Collaborations

In addition to our own All Mountain camp series, Adaptive Adventures provides organizational and technical support to many other adaptive sports programs providing sports and recreation opportunities to our nations Wounded Warriors. Our collaborations are spread out across the country and cover all of our major program areas including alpine skiing, cross country skiing, cycling, kayaking, water-skiing and wakeboarding. Research shows that people who participate in daily physical activity experience enhanced self-esteem and improved peer relationships, which correlate to increased achievement, overall better health and a higher quality of life.

AAMO Director - Chris Werhane
Military Water-Ski Program