We steadily plod up into the rarified air on Mount Rainier. The snow is clean, the air is pure, and the cause is noble. This climb is not about the summit. It is about fighting the tragedy thathas touched all out lives. It is about fighting cancer. I have lost all my grandparents to cancer. I stood by my father as he fought and beat prostate cancer. In my work on an ambulance I brought cancer patients to and from treatments that did as much harm as good. This climb was important.
The climbers raised a great deal of money to fund the battle against cancer as participants in the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Climb to Fight Breast Caner. Each one of our 8 climbers raised at least $5,000 and many raised more in order to participate in the climb.
For these climbers the challenge of Mount Rainier and the persistence needed to climb it were experiences not only for their own sake. They were symbolic of the challenge of the fight against cancer and the persistence necessary to win that fight.
Congratulations to you all!
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ReplyDeleteCool blog, Eitan! Thanks for posting all of your great photos on Picasa. We were able to download a few from the site, and we'll be sure to credit you when we put them on our blog: www.RainierForResearch.blogspot.com. Thanks again for an awesome trip up Rainier! Brian and Carla
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