Timmy O'Neill

Timmy ONeill is a professional rock climber first ascensionist and public speaker Following early speed ascents of Yosemites 3000 foot El Capitan ONeill has dedicated his time to a life of international exploration and giving back through adventure impact the combination of outdoor adventure and social impact He is cofounder and former executive director of Paradox Sports a nonprofit that integrates individuals with disabilities into outdoor recreation ONeill also volunteers as an ophthalmic tech working on the African continent for the past 10 years to assist in curing preventable blindness with CureBlindnessorg ONeill is a 20 year climbing ambassador sponsored by Patagonia Osprey Packs and Clif Bar He is most recently the founder of Joy Merchants offering multiday outdoor retreats in order to create strong personal relationships via curated individual exercises and group conversations both trailside and fireside ONeil currently makes his home in the SF Bay area a short journey to Yosemite Valley Timmy utilizes the same energy and passion required for his adventures to positively change the world via social endeavors He is cofounder of Paradox Sports a national NGO that transform lives and communities through adaptive climbing opportunities As executive director he coproduced the first adaptive climbing manual and certification as well as several long standing outdoor climbing programs Timmy and his brother Sean a t12 paraplegic have climbed the 3000 ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park multiple times and together they won the prestigious Excellence in Mountaineering award For the past decade ONeill has been working with the Himalayan Cataract Project Cureblinndnessorg as an ophthalmic tech within SubSaharan Africa He volunteers multiple times per year assisting in curing preventable blindness during the highvolume cataract interventions in Ethiopia South Sudan Ghana and other countries Timmy shares the lessons gleaned from both his guide work with individuals with disabilities as well as his work in relieving the suffering of those with preventable blindness