The tower was 15 metres high. No biggie for these children at accessible climbing event in Hamilton

Eight-year-old Maks was four when he started walking. Recently, his family saw him push through his fears to conquer a climbing tower as part of a special event in Hamilton.

“We were so proud watching him do that,” his mom Melissa Petrilli told CBC Hamilton.

Maks was just one of dozens of children, and adults, who took part in Sunday’s Alpine Tower Rec Showcase at McMaster University. The event was organized by the Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation (DPR) department at Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, a site of McMaster Children’s Hospital. 

Maks was four years old when he started walking. Look at him climb that alpine tower Sunday at the DPR event at