Hippocampe

The Hippocampe wheelchair is an all-terrain wheelchair with 3 wheels -one front wheel large enough to ride on a difficult terrain and two rear ones- which offers individuals with disabilities accessibility both in the summer and in the winter to difficult terrains, impossible in a standard wheelchair: beach, sand, swimming area, hiking trails, snow, mountain.

The wheelchair was created by the Vipamat company (56). On top of its three wheels it has a seat composed of a thick and hydrophobic foam. The chair can be towed, pushed or self-propelled. It offers autonomy to its user; a third party can assist the more heavily handicapped with its push bar or traction kit.

We own two hippocampe chairs acquired thanks to our partners. We lend them in the summer to the Lac de Passy and Combloux and to the resort in Plaine Joux for winter activities.