We are delighted to announce that Scarpa, the iconic Italian climbing shoe manufacturer, has created a limited series of shoes, specially for Climbers Against Cancer. These unique pink Drago models are being released to coincide with Pink October, and incredibly, Scarpa has DONATED a limited, one-off series of ONE HUNDRED pairs of them for us…
Read moreTechnology enabled us to kick off September in the best possible way! On Monday September 1st we organised an online presentation of our grant for the project in Nepal we told you about in an earlier article. The virtual meeting was extremely well attended, with : Professor Barry Pizer, Consultant paediatric oncologist at Alder Hey…
Read moreSeptember is the Global Awareness Month for Prostate Cancer, and Climbers Against Cancer are once again, collaborating with Prostate Cancer Research to support their mission: No man left behind - a world free from the impact of prostate cancer. The awareness colour for Prostate Cancer is Blue, so from September right through until the end…
Read moreIt's been a busy time, so our latest edition puts the NEWS in Newsletter. A new trustee, new donations in new countries and new fields... plus some feedback on our Everesting challenge. All that and more when you click on the pic!
Read moreWe were approached at the start of the year by the Centre Rocheplane near Grenoble in France, with a view to networking at the outset. But as we got chatting, and with our ‘10 projects for 10 years’ target in mind, one thing led to another… ... and the Centre submitted a project, which we…
Read moreTanzanian NGO Tumaini la Maisha (TLM) provides both clinical and non-clinical support to Tanzanian children with cancer and their families. Its mission is to ensure that children with cancer in Tanzania have appropriate access to quality services, aiming for cure rates comparable to resource-rich settings, with the vision that no child in Tanzania suffers or…
Read moreIt’s going to be busy at the Calgary Climbing Centre, where two new projects have set up ‘home’ ! 1 - PEER Project Here’s how Kids Cancer Care (KCC) presented themselves and their Paediatric cancer patients and survivors Engaging in Exercise for Recovery (PEER) project to us: “KCC is located in Alberta, Canada, where 237…
Read moreThe aim of this project, coordinated by UKIGCN’s Nepal Action Group, is to improve radiotherapy for children with cancer in Nepal. The main objective is to ensure that in future, children with cancer in Nepal will be treated by a Clinical Oncologist who has received specific training in paediatric radiotherapy. A secondary objective is to…
Read moreWe are really pleased to announce the addition of a new trustee to the Climbers Against Cancer board. Many of you will be familiar with or even friends with Lynn Robinson, ex president of the BMC. Lynn has agreed to join the CAC board of trustees and we could not be happier about it! Lynn…
Read moreWe had a video chat with Boulder UK co-director Tanya Meredith recently while she was on a rest day from projecting in Rodellar! The wall has been a stalwart in terms of raising funds and awareness for CAC for several years, and has no intention of stopping! Tell us a bit about Boulder UK? Boulder…
Read moreLucie Firth loves to climb. She's been a regular at Awesome Walls Stockport from the age of 5 and loves a challenge. Her and her father Adam put their heads together and a plan emerged for a 24-hour adventure to climb at all 6 Awesome Walls venues in just 24 hours. At 5pm on 7th…
Read moreIf you think about Everest you think about CLIMBING! and of course one way to undertake the 8,848m Everest Climbers Against Cancer Challenge is to head out to Nepal and bag the real thing - here's a photo of CAC Athlete Ambassador Kenton Cool doing just that - registering his incredible EIGHTEENTH ASCENT OF EVEREST! and…
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