Enock Glidden

Glidden received a degree from the University of Maine at Augusta, where he was the university's 2023 commencement speaker.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-07 |title=UMaine MET students designed an adaptive wheelchair for shooting competitions - UMaine News - University of Maine |url=https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2023/07/07/umaine-met-students-designed-an-adaptive-wheelchair-for-shooting-competitions/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=University of Maine |language=en-US}}

Glidden was born with spina bifida, a neural tube defect that damages the spinal cord and nerves.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Plans in the works to expand Augusta's Howard Hill to universal access |url=https://www.tklt.org/news/2024/2/8/plans-in-the-works-to-expand-augustas-howard-hill-to-universal-access |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Kennebec Land Trust |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Durrant |first=Colin |date=2024-07-03 |title=Enock Glidden: Expert and Advocate for Trails Access for All |url=https://www.nrcm.org/maine-environment-newsletters/enock-glidden-trails-access-for-all/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Natural Resources Council of Maine |language=en-US}} He received his first wheelchair at the age of four.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Plans in the works to expand Augusta's Howard Hill to universal access |url=https://www.tklt.org/news/2024/2/8/plans-in-the-works-to-expand-augustas-howard-hill-to-universal-access |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Kennebec Land Trust |language=en-US}} Glidden was introduced to sports at the age of 13 at Katahdin Junior High School in Stacyville, Maine.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Meet the Adventurer Making Maine's Trails More Accessible |url=https://www.themainemag.com/meet-the-adventurer-making-maines-trails-more-accessible/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Maine Mag |language=en-US}} He has participated in sports like wheelchair racing, skiing, and competitive shooting.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-21 |title=Adaptive shooting competition equalizes playing field |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/community/adaptive-shooting-competition-equalizes-playing-field-maine-outdoors-sports-community/97-2fe34c53-951e-4580-8c9f-2be02317a65b |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=newscentermaine.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Meet the Adventurer Making Maine's Trails More Accessible |url=https://www.themainemag.com/meet-the-adventurer-making-maines-trails-more-accessible/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Maine Mag |language=en-US}}

In October 2015, Glidden climbed Yosemite National Park's Washington Column by using a metal bar attached to a mechanical ascender.{{Cite web |last=Warszawski |first=Marek |title=Paraplegic climber scales a dream on Yosemite's El Capitan |url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/outdoors/article108668087.html |website=The Fresno Bee}} The following October, he scaled Yosemite's El Capitan after doing more than 800 pull-ups a day to train for the climb.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=How one Mainer is blazing the way to make trails more accessible for all |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/enock-glidden-born-with-spina-bifida-works-to-improve-maine-trail-accessibility/97-4e4545da-c870-42dc-bc8d-60c7790badac |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=newscentermaine.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Warszawski |first=Marek |title=Paraplegic climber scales a dream on Yosemite's El Capitan |url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/outdoors/article108668087.html |website=The Fresno Bee}} Glidden was carried in a rescue basket and the descent took 12 hours.{{Cite web |last=Warszawski |first=Marek |title=Paraplegic climber scales a dream on Yosemite's El Capitan |url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/outdoors/article108668087.html |website=The Fresno Bee}} It was featured in the short documentary Enock.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Meet the Adventurer Making Maine's Trails More Accessible |url=https://www.themainemag.com/meet-the-adventurer-making-maines-trails-more-accessible/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Maine Mag |language=en-US}}

Glidden rock climbs and ice climbs with Paradox Sports, which offers adaptive climbing across the United States.{{Cite web |last=Potter |first=Steven |date=2022-09-14 |title=How Paradox Sports Is Making Climbing a More Inclusive Space |url=https://www.climbing.com/people/how-paradox-sports-climbing-inclusive/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Climbing |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=How one Mainer is blazing the way to make trails more accessible for all |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/enock-glidden-born-with-spina-bifida-works-to-improve-maine-trail-accessibility/97-4e4545da-c870-42dc-bc8d-60c7790badac |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=newscentermaine.com |language=en-US}} He also works with Maine Trail Finder to assess the accessibility of trails around the state.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=How one Mainer is blazing the way to make trails more accessible for all |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/enock-glidden-born-with-spina-bifida-works-to-improve-maine-trail-accessibility/97-4e4545da-c870-42dc-bc8d-60c7790badac |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=newscentermaine.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Meet the Adventurer Making Maine's Trails More Accessible |url=https://www.themainemag.com/meet-the-adventurer-making-maines-trails-more-accessible/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Maine Mag |language=en-US}} Glidden's blog, "Go Beyond the Fence", recounts his adventures and encourages people of all abilities to experience the outdoors.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Plans in the works to expand Augusta's Howard Hill to universal access |url=https://www.tklt.org/news/2024/2/8/plans-in-the-works-to-expand-augustas-howard-hill-to-universal-access |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Kennebec Land Trust |language=en-US}}

Glidden grew up in the town of Patten, Maine.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=How one Mainer is blazing the way to make trails more accessible for all |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/enock-glidden-born-with-spina-bifida-works-to-improve-maine-trail-accessibility/97-4e4545da-c870-42dc-bc8d-60c7790badac |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=newscentermaine.com |language=en-US}} He lives in Bethel, Maine.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Plans in the works to expand Augusta's Howard Hill to universal access |url=https://www.tklt.org/news/2024/2/8/plans-in-the-works-to-expand-augustas-howard-hill-to-universal-access |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Kennebec Land Trust |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-07 |title=Plans in the works to expand Augusta's Howard Hill to universal access |url=https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/02/07/plans-in-the-works-to-expand-open-augustas-howard-hill-to-universal-access/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel}}

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