Stories of the Climb
My “survival of the stupidest” event of climbing 30 pitches in a day at Smith Rock was accomplished. All pitches were 5.9 or harder except for the first pitch of the day (which was done by headlamp at 6:00 am – 5.8 “Five Gallon Bucket”). Read More »
Team Vivere Forte saddled up to raise money for the kids!Read More »
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Participants
Unique Approaches to a Common Goal
With the common goal of saving lives, the 2007 climbathon participants accomplished their goals in a variety of creative and amazing ways:
A team of bikers rode 114 miles (with over 7,500 feet of vertical gain) through the Cascade Mountains. A church youth group hiked together, joined by families. A gym in NH joined forces with Mammut to host a "Free climbing day" to invite the community to help those across the world. A dedicated duo of students raised money by organizing their own mini-event at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. One man climbed 30 pitches in one day. Another man hiked up a hill with his baby on his back. A 4-year old girl hiked in her neighborhood and managed to raise more funds than any other single individual.
The stories go on and on. Every one of them is inspiring and every one of the participants accomplished something amazing: life for someone else.
To support this year's participants through their own donation page Click on a red name below or Click HERE to Pay Pledges (Make sure to choose “Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up” in the Program Area and to type the participant's name in the “Comments” box.)
2008 Participants - Teams
| Hakuna Matata | Horsham | PA | |
| Kanyekanye Climbers | Cornelius | NC | Event Info |
| Peaceful Warriors | Crested Butte | CO | Event Info |
| Social Climbers | Los Angeles | CA | |
| Stevens Point Pointers | Stevens Point | WI | Event Info |
| Team Geequinox | Arlington | VA | Event Info |
| Team Maisha - Hiking | Event Info | ||
| Team Maisha - Cycling | Tacoma | WA | Event Info |
| Westlake Moms | Agoura Hills | CA | Event Info |
2008 Participants - Individuals
| Enrique Abadia | Bogota, Colombia | |
| Mercy Abadia | Bogota, Colombia | |
| Rocco Bocchicchio | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Jennifer Day | Midland | GA |
| Timothy Denton | Tinker AFB | OK |
| Lindsay Fairbank | Wichita | KS |
| Evan Fales | Iowa City | IA |
| Kit Goldfarb | Costa Rica | |
| Lea Huaman | Boyds | MD |
| Calvin Landrus | Bend | OR |
| Anjanette Porter | Sanford | NC |
| John Schaefer | Warrington | PA |
| Eric Weaver | Harrisburg | PA |
| Tanya Weaver | Harrisburg | PA |
Summer Summit Challenge Participants
| Tyler and Clare Cook | Sassafras (SC), Mt. Mitchell (NC) and Clingman's Dome (TN) | |
| Summer Robinson | Mt Rainier (WA) | |
| George Watkins | Denali (AK) | |
| Justin Wood | Denali (AK) | Event Info |