Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone in 2025 with PassToPass!

The New Year is a good chance to embrace new adventure, and you may have more adventure in you than you think. 

Check out PassToPass, a Parkinson’s non-profit that provides multi-day supported backpacking trips for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Trips are planned and led by people with Parkinson’s or close connections to PD so that routes, trails, and distances are selected with the physical challenges of participants in mind. The key is support. Support hikers help on the trails and in camp. Pack llamas carry gear so that Parkinson’s hikers only have to carry a light day pack. The support helps people with PD have a positive hiking experience. 

The benefits of PassToPass hikes are both mental and physical. Studies have proven that vigorous exercise improves Parkinson’s symptoms and may slow progression of the disease. Support provided on PassToPass trips helps hikers overcome the challenges of PD, boosting their morale and confidence. The shared experiences create deep bonds and lasting friendship between hikers.

Although Parkinson’s is a progressive disease, PassToPass trips allow people with PD to  live in the moment, to experience exhilarating physical activity, to challenge themselves, to celebrate success, to hope, and to experience the joy of being outdoors.

Visit passtopass.org for more information, and challenge your limits in 2025.