Jay was the best friend anyone could ever ask for. My wife, Jess, said to me everyone that knew Jay would have thought of him as their best friend. Whether you knew him for a day or for years he just instantly came across as the most trustworthy, reliable, modest and friendliest guy you could…
Read moreWe received a lovely and heart warming letter through the post yesterday and I wanted to share it with you all. The letter is from a young man called Lucas from Toronto. Lucas' class was asked to do a project about a charity which touched their heart and Lucas choose Climbers Against Cancer. This is…
Read moreCancer is a word no-one wants to hear, it immediately instills worry and panic in every persons heart but sadly it is something that many, many people have to deal with. Every person deals with it in her or his own way. Every person has a story about how that journey has affected them and…
Read more"My brother Greg died of NUT midline Carcinoma in July 2014 and I wanted to do something to mark his death. In November 2016 my son Tomas and I came up with idea of a charity climb and chose the iconic Old Man of Hoy in Orkney Islands. Sadly in December 2016 my mother was…
Read moreClimbers Against Cancer is more than a charity...... It's a colourful movement of climbers from all over the world, young and old, who want contribute to the fight against cancer. I met John Ellison during one of the World Cups in Birmingham. I was present in Birmingham as IFSC Secretary General in the role of…
Read moreHey there everybody. Probably best described as a climbers’ mum and (rubbish) climbing mum ! I ‘met' John Ellison over the phone when CAC was jut getting off the ground and was happy to help out, especially with communications in French. When I met him in person I was even more blown away by his…
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