September 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 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 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 moreThe concept of Everesting originated with cycling, with successful attempts rewarded with a place in the coveted everesting.cc hall of fame! To record a cycling Everest, you need to pick a hill that has a Strava segment, ride up and down it until you reach the height of Everest, without any sleep. But, you can…
Read moreYour CAC Trustees have been looking back on 2023, and WHAT A YEAR! Like any organisation (even a tiny one like Climbers Against Cancer) it takes a while to pull together the official charity accounts, but a first look at the numbers from last year are AMAZING! Thanks to the generosity and commitment of our…
Read moreOne of our New Year's projects was to create a newsletter, summarising all the CAC info and posts you may have missed on your different social media feeds, and the website articles you perhaps wanted to read then forgot to go back to. Our new website will be coming soon (we're pretty excited), and newsletter…
Read moreGot more CAC T-shirts than there are days in the week? A bit strapped for donation cash? We get it! So perhaps you're wondering how you can help your favourite cancer charity other than financially? Good news! You can become a CAC volunteer! We are often approached by clubs and halls who are organising an…
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