Disabled Catonsville Vet Returns From Mt. McKinley Climb
A group of Wounded Warriors will present stories and photos from their journey to Alaska at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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A group of five disabled military veterans led by Catonsville's Kirk Bauer has returned from Alaska after a challenging climb, according to the Catonsville Times.
Inclement weather forced the men, all amputees, to turn back at 15,500 feet, according to the report. They were attempting to scale the 20,320-feet peak of Mt. McKinley, also known as Denali.
Bauer, 64, is executive director of Disabled Sports USA, one of the largest organizations that provides athletic opportunities for people with disabilities. He has headed the organization for the past 29 years. The trip was in conjunction with the Wounded Warriors project.
The team will present stories and photos from their trip at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Rolling Road Golf Club. (Full event details here.)
Read the full Catonsville Times story here.
Cindy L
9:59 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
Correction on his name. His name is Kirk Bauer.
Kirk Bauer
10:09 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
It is Kirk Bauer and it is to benefit the Warfighter Sports rehabilitation program conducted by Disabled Sports USA to benefit the severely wounded returning from Iraq and now Afghanistan.
I look forward to seeing you all at Rolling Road Country Club on August 8 at 7:00 PM to share the story of the Denali (McKinley) climb.
Thanks for the coverage!
Kirk M. Bauer, JD
Executive Director
Disabled Sports USA/Warfighter Sports
US Army (Retired)
Penny Riordan
8:44 pm on Sunday, August 5, 2012
Sorry Kirk, this was written up by the person covering for me while I was away on vacation. The article has been corrected. I'll have a more detailed story on Kirk's trip coming this week!