Honoring Deb Cole: A Decade of Dedication and a Million-Dollar Milestone for Prevention
Over 12 years, Deb Cole has raised over $1 million for breast cancer prevention through her annual New England Peaks for Prevention.
Posts with Tag: women climbers
30 Years Hiking and Honoring My Sister
For over 30 years, I’ve hiked and raised over $260,000 in tribute to my sister, who passed at 35 due to breast cancer.
I Climbed Mt. Shasta for Breast Cancer Prevention
If you want to help make sure fewer people—men and women, including yourself and your loved ones—never have to go through this, support Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP.org). They’re an amazing group working to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals linked to breast cancer. Please join me in spreading the word and helping the cause.
Climb Against the Odds 2022
Follow the climbers’ journey! 23 volunteer climbers from across the country will attempt Mt. Shasta’s 14,179 ft. peak to challenge the 1 in 8 odds of a woman’s breast cancer diagnosis. Many climb in honor of their own or a loved one’s experience with breast cancer or other diseases, carrying prayer flags inscribed with names up the mountain. They all climb for prevention so that no one should have to hear the words “you have breast cancer.” The team is gathered at Mt. Shasta in Northern California for this 3-day climb.
Climb Against the Odds 2021: Team 2, June 14-18
Live updates from Mt. Shasta! This inspirational group of 20 volunteer climbers from across the country, featuring 3 mother/son teams, are climbing to challenge the 1 in 8 odds of a woman’s breast cancer diagnosis. Many climb in honor of their own or a loved one’s experience with cancer. Follow the team’s journey up the mountain on a 3-day climb.
Climb Against the Odds 2020 Redux Team
Initially slated to climb Mount Shasta in June of 2020, this team of climbers showed extreme tenacity and flexibility. Faced with obstacles across the board, the CAO 2020 Redux team rallied, and were finally able to gather June 9th – 13th in Mount Shasta, California. See their journey!
Honoring BCPP Heroine Mary Ann Castimore
“Through BCPP, I have become an advocate, and by climbing mountains I hope to be a positive influence on others facing what I and so many others face when dealing with breast cancer. “
We Did It!
Thank you for taking part in our 25th annual Peak Hike for Prevention! We loved seeing all 377 of our dedicated hikers from 39 states across the country come together in the name of prevention. Your participation inspires each of us at BCPP to continue moving our mission forward. Thanks to you, we blew past our goal of $150K, beat our stretch goal of $160K, and raised a total of $170K all for breast cancer prevention!!
Climb 2020 Postponed – See you in 2021!
What a wild roller coaster ride 2020 has been for the Climb Against the Odds. We started out like gangbusters, filling the team in record time and even expanding from the normal team size to accommodate all that were eager to join us. Everyone jumped into fundraising and training with enthusiasm and the BCPP team worked to organize the logistics for our long weekend in Mt. Shasta.
Climb Against the Odds: Pushing Personal Limits on Mount Shasta
I’m a glamper, not a camper, so when I signed up for this adventure, naturally I was a bit tense. Three days on Mt. Shasta, sleeping on the snow and having to carry everything that belonged to me, (and I mean everything) only scratches the surface of this epic trip I embarked on.