- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Overcoming Barriers Together: The 2017 Warriors to Summits Team https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/100006?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/100006?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/100006?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Overcoming Barriers Together: The 2017 Warriors to Summits Team&body=ESG News from Wells Fargo & Company https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/100006?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Social Impact & Volunteering](/CSR-News/social-impact-volunteering) # Overcoming Barriers Together: The 2017 Warriors to Summits Team ##### Meet some of the members of the 2017 No Barriers Warriors to Summits team. The team recently completed their second training expedition together. Aug 23, 2017 10:00 AM ET Campaign: [Wells Fargo Social Impact and Sustainability](/news/campaign/wells-fargo-social-impact-and-sustainability) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/W2S-Mini-Bios_Story_1440x581_0.jpg "Military veterans Bradley Chidester, Eric Johnson, Joni Marquez, Thomas Payne, and Wade Spann are all members of the 2017 Warriors to Summits team. ") Military veterans Bradley Chidester, Eric Johnson, Joni Marquez, Thomas Payne, and Wade Spann are all members of the 2017 Warriors to Summits team. [Overcoming barriers together: The 2017 Warriors to Summits team](http://tinyurl.com/ybgjyk66) Meet some of the members of the 2017 No Barriers Warriors to Summits team. The team recently completed their second training expedition together. The 2017 [No Barriers Warriors to Summits](http://www.warriorstosummits.org/2017-expedition/) team is continuing to work together to overcome barriers. The team of veterans with disabilities completed their second expedition — climbing the Wind River Range in the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming — July 14-20. [No Barriers Warriors](http://www.nobarriersusa.org/warriors/) is one of three programs the nonprofit [No Barriers USA](http://www.nobarriersusa.org/) provides. The Warriors program “improves the lives of veterans with disabilities through curriculum-based experiences in challenging environments,” according to the organization. This year’s team [first trained in the Rocky Mountains](http://stories.wf.com/veterans-start-journey-overcome-barriers/) in Colorado in June, and their final expedition will be Sept. 6-18 climbing Mount Brooks in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, highlighted by a summit attempt of Mount Brooks on Sept. 11. Meet some of the 2017 team: - Watch the story of U[.S. Marine Corps veteran Wade Spann ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT7Dok8Q8bM)from Virginia (2 minutes) - Watch the story of [U.S. Army veteran Bradley Chidester ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGiwFt_GU_o)is from Utah (1 minute) - Watch the story of [U.S. Army veteran Eric Johnson ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZWO-FVWZbk)from Iowa (1 minute) - Watch the story of[ U.S. Air Force veteran Joni Marquez ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bnnCrxF05A)from California (2 minutes) - Watch the story of [U.S. Navy veteran Thomas Payne ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPfrE30JpPY)from Kentucky (1 minute) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/WF_tile.png)](/profiles/wells-fargo) ### More from Wells Fargo & Company ###### [Prosperity Now Receives $1 Million Wells Fargo Foundation Grant to Support VITA Organizations Nationwide](/news/prosperity-now-receives-1-million-wells-fargo-foundation-grant-support-vita-organizations) Mar 31, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [ICA Fund Announces $2.25 Million in New Funding From Wells Fargo To Support Growth-Ready Small Businesses in the Bay Area](/news/ica-fund-announces-over-2-million-new-funding-wells-fargo-support-growth-ready-small-businesses) Mar 25, 2026 4:00 PM ET ###### [Wells Fargo Launches National Challenge to Uncover Innovative Housing Solutions ](/news/wells-fargo-launches-national-challenge-uncover-innovative-housing-solutions) Mar 20, 2026 12:35 PM ET ###### [Idaho FFA Foundation Receives $200,000 From Wells Fargo Supporting Grants for Idaho FFA Members](/news/idaho-ffa-foundation-receives-200000-wells-fargo-supporting-grants-idaho-ffa-members) Mar 3, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [City of Charleston Launches Financial Empowerment Center, Offering Financial Counseling As Free Public Service](/news/city-charleston-launches-financial-empowerment-center-offering-financial-counseling-free) Feb 24, 2026 4:00 PM ET ###### [ United Way of Greater Nashville Awarded $300,000 Wells Fargo Grant for Financial Empowerment Center ](/news/united-way-greater-nashville-awarded-300000-wells-fargo-grant-financial-empowerment-center) Jan 27, 2026 5:30 PM ET ###### [Transformational Gift Fuels Expanded Elder Fraud Prevention Across Southern California](/news/transformational-gift-fuels-expanded-elder-fraud-prevention-across-southern-california) Jan 16, 2026 9:00 AM ET ###### [Mountain Mediation Receives $100,000 Wells Fargo Grant to Support Eviction Prevention](/news/mountain-mediation-receives-100000-wells-fargo-grant-support-eviction-prevention) Jan 15, 2026 3:00 PM ET