"DREAM BOLDLY The Grand AdvenChair" is a documentary film by Outback Film that's making its debut Friday, March 22, 2024, evening at Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon. The 48-minute documentary features the story of Bend adventurer, entrepreneur, and disability advocate Geoff Babb and the effort that led to the creation of the AdvenChair. KTVZ interviews Babb and Outback Film Director Marcia Volk a few days prior to the event.
NewsChannel 21 has followed the progress of Bend inventor Geoff Babb's AdvenChair, an all-terrain wheelchair, over the years. Recently, on a second journey to Grand Canyon National Park, a new milestone was reached.
Read MoreBend stroke survivor Geoff Babb, inventor of the all-terrain wheelchair called the AdvenChair, recently was the first person to reach the summit of Smith Rock's Burma Road Trail by wheelchair. He soon plans a trip to reach the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Read MoreAdvenChair, an all-terrain wheelchair designed by Bend resident, Geoff Babb, aims to help people with mobility restrictions enjoy the outdoors.
“I was always mountain biking or skiing or being outside and the main bulk of my career was spent in national resources so I was always outside,” Babb said.
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