Who 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 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 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 more(version française suit) 10 years ago, our founder John Ellison felt confident that the climbing community would rally to support his desire to raise funds to combat cancer. Last weekend, 6 April, our French CAC ambassadors Sheila and Sophie McCarron (picture right) experienced that sense of community in spades at the Centre-Val de Loire…
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 moreApril is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and Climbers Against Cancer are supporting Bowel Cancer UK to support their mission: Beating bowel cancer together. The awareness colour for Bowel Cancer is Blue, so from April right through until the end of June, all the profits (that’s typically around 40%) from the sale of every blue item of…
Read moreFor the September Global Awareness Month for Prostate Cancer, CAC have collaborated with Prostate Cancer Research to support their mission: No man left behind – a world free from the impact of prostate cancer. All profits from every blue (the PC awareness colour) item of CAC gear have been added to £5,000 from CAC's charity…
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 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…
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