Climb to Fight Breast Cancer

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Climb to Fight Breast Cancer is an annual series of mountain climbs to raise funds to support breast cancer research at the world-renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center[1] in Seattle, Washington.[2] The climbs also help to increase awareness of the prevention, detection and treatment of breast cancer.[3]

The climbs

Climbers of all skill levels and backgrounds can register for climbs on 12 peaks around the world.[2] Six of the mountains are in the Cascade Range (Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood and Mount Shasta)[4]; one is in the Olympic Mountains, Mount Olympus; three of them are a part of the Seven Summits (Denali in Alaska, Mount Elbrus in Russia, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Everest Base Camp Trek in Nepal); and two of them are volcanoes in Mexico (Iztaccihuatl and Pico de Orizaba).[4]

Depending on which peak a climber chooses, the climber is required to raise a specified minimum amount of funds for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The Climb to Fight Breast Cancer was established in 1997.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mission Statement". fhcrc.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  2. 1 2 Moore, Jim (July 18, 2008). "Cause worth trek to summit". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Decker, Mary Stevens (March 23, 2010). "Climbing to fight breast cancer: Redmond residents seek donations for charity mountain climbs". Redmond Reporter. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Whitaker, Denise (May 4, 2010). "Climbing high (twice!) to help beat breast cancer". KOMO News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2009.


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