Polar Plunge X: Ten Years of Choosing Access 💙❄️

Not everyone gets an equal starting line when it comes to recreation, movement, or the outdoors.

For people who rely on adaptive equipment, the barrier isn’t motivation - it’s access. Adaptive gear is specialized, scarce, and often priced far beyond reach. The result? Too many people are left watching adventure happen instead of being part of it.

That’s where RAD Recreation Adapted Society steps in.

For ten years, the RAD Polar Plunge has existed for one simple reason: to turn cold water into warm opportunities.
Every plunge, every registration, and every donation helps put adaptive equipment into real hands, on real trails, beaches, sidewalks, ice rinks, and waterways.

💥 100% of your $20 registration fee, swag sales, and donations go directly toward adaptive recreation access - giving people the chance to try, rent, and use equipment that supports independent, active living.

Adaptive recreation isn’t a luxury. It’s physical health. Mental health. Belonging. Confidence. Community.

RAD’s GearBox program is a growing network of adaptive gear hubs designed to remove the cost barrier that keeps people out of the outdoors. With locations developing in Vancouver (UBC), Langford, and Invermere, RAD is opening doors to biking, hiking, paddling, beach access, snow, ice, and water adventures - all designed to meet people where they’re at.

The impact is real:
• More movement
• Better health
• Stronger social connections
• Greater independence
• A deeper sense of belonging

And yes, one more person gets access every time someone plunges. (But let’s be honest… it’s way more than one.)

The price tag for adaptive equipment can be 10x-100x more than standard recreation gear. When we plunge together, we close that gap - as a community.

So join us.
Bring your courage.
Bring your friends.
Bring your warm clothes for after. 😆

Pledge to Plunge. Get freezing for a reason.
Let’s celebrate ten years of showing up, jumping in, and proving that everyone deserves to #PlayYourWay.