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
in Seattle, Washington. The climbs also help to increase awareness of the prevention, detection and treatment of breast cancer.
(Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood and Mt. Shasta); one is in the Olympic Mountains
Mt. Olympus; three of them are a part of the Seven Summits
(Denali in Alaska
, Mt. Elbrus in Russia
and Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
); and two of them are volcanoes in Mexico
(Iztaccihuatl
and Pico de Orizaba
).
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.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is one of the world’s leading cancer research institutes...
in Seattle, Washington. The climbs also help to increase awareness of the prevention, detection and treatment of breast cancer.
The climbs
Climbers of all skill levels and backgrounds can register for climbs on 10 peaks around the world. Six of the mountains are in the Cascade RangeCascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
(Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood and Mt. Shasta); one is in the Olympic Mountains
Olympic Mountains
The Olympic Mountains is a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of western Washington in the United States. The mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are not especially high - Mount Olympus is the highest at - but the western slopes of the Olympics rise directly out of the Pacific...
Mt. Olympus; three of them are a part of the Seven Summits
Seven Summits
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Summiting all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first postulated as such and achieved on April 30, 1985 by Richard Bass .-Definition:...
(Denali in Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, Mt. Elbrus in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
); and two of them are volcanoes in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(Iztaccihuatl
Iztaccíhuatl
Iztaccíhuatl , is the third highest mountain in Mexico, after the Pico de Orizaba, , and Popocatépetl, . Its name is Nahuatl for "White woman"....
and Pico de Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba
The Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl , is a stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America. It rises above sea level in the eastern end of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, on the border between the states of Veracruz and Puebla...
).
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.