Lucie 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…
Read moreWho doesn't love a good chalk bag , created using upcycled fabric and in great colours too? Add to that some of the best and most eco friendly chalk and you are on to a real winner! One Dirtbags chalk bag and one bag of Gekco chalk together for the great price of £30.00 Head…
Read moreThank you for your feedback on our first newsletter, which encouraged us to go for a second issue! You can read all about what we've been up to during the first quarter of this year, with new grants being presented, exciting collaborations starting up, and a new fundraising challenge you can join in on, this…
Read moreMay is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and Climbers Against Cancer are collaborating with Melanoma UK to to support their mission to increase the UK's awareness of melanoma, and its prevention through education and awareness. Early diagnosis of skin cancer - it’s estimated that up to a massive 90% of cases could be cured…
Read moreThis June, "climbers" of all persuasions are invited to take on the ultimate challenge to become Everest Climbers Against Cancer, raising funds for CAC to donate to cancer-related projects. John Ellison, CAC Founder, had a vision: "In Life, we are ALL climbers" and we're reaching out to everyone in the outdoor and climbing communities to…
Read moreFor the October Global Awareness Month for Breast Cancer, CAC have collaborated with Breast Cancer UK to support their mission: to prevent breast cancer through education, scientific research, collaboration, and policy change. All profits from every pink (the BC awareness colour) item of CAC gear have been added to £5,000 from CAC's charity funds and…
Read moreJohn Ellison, CAC Founder, was inspired to found the charity whilst sat amongst friends from around the globe at the World Climbing Championships in Paris. It became clear to him just how unique climbing is as a sport and how special we are as climbers. No matter what nationality, creed or colour there is a…
Read moreWe spoke recently to Avril Gall, a long-time CAC supporter who has a very unusual way of raising funds for her favourite charity. CAC: Avril, could you tell us how you got involved in CAC and how long ago? Avril: John (Ellison, our founder – Ed.) was assistant manager when my daughter was in the…
Read moreWalls are a vital part of the Climbing Community, and at CAC we are lucky enough to enjoy brilliant support from walls and climbing centres across the UK and beyond! Here are just a few highlights of how we’ve collaborated with walls over the last year to raise around £10,000! A huge thank you to…
Read moreThe Climbers Against Cancer stand will be attending the Kendal Mountain Festival again this year. It is always a great time to catch up with so many of our amazing supporters. There are so many films and talks to attend, it makes for a really full and interesting weekend! We will be launching our…
Read moreOn Saturday 30th September, during the Serbian National Climbing Championships, we presented a £10,000 cheque to the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” @ibiss.bg.ac.rs at the University of Belgrade, - This was our first donation in Serbia, and who better to make the presentation than our long-standing athlete ambassador Staša Gejo @gejostasa ?! Thanks to…
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