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Follow the inspirational journey of seven climbers taking on the biggest climb of their lives to raise $55,000 for kids battling cancer at St. Jude. Summiting Chimborazo Peak , a 20,000 foot supervolcano, for our 8th Climb for the Kids event pushed each person to their limits, but it was worth it all!
Over 18,000 children will be diagnosed with cancer next year. 1,700 will die.
Ryan Kelley, President & Founder
Children rely on us to make decisions for them. They’re dependent on others to satisfy even their most basic needs. And in the case of children who are battling serious illnesses, facing poverty, or separated from their parents, this vulnerability is magnified.
Children are America’s future. And Veterans have A wise saying goes tells us it takes a village to raise a child. That’s why children facing hardship need us to step up, offering them advocacy, support, and care.
Before the Foundation there was Ryan Kelley and a small group of dedicated employees at The Home Loan Expert, who took on a mountain to raise funds and awareness for a boy battling cancer named Alec.
Every year we promote and support organizations focused on childhood cancer and other serious illness.
Our Inspiration Our Inspiration Join CFTK 2023 Join CFTK 2023Imagine being told as a child that you have stage 4 cancer. Elizabeth Weidner used her battle and her crown as Jr. Miss Effingham County Fair to inspire action for kids struggling with this terrible disease. Our team heard her cry for help and used it as motivation to summit mountains in Alaska during our Climb for the Kids 2021. We raised over $64,000.
This short documentary film is about the limitations of childhood cancer research which focuses on the stories of Alec Ingram and Elizabeth Weidner, both of whom experienced pediatric cancer. This film was a part of our 2019 Climb for the Kids event in Ecuador climbing Cotopaxi Volcano. We raised over $50,000.
We partnered with First Descents to bring four of their alumni to Estes Park, Colorado to climb the world-famous Alpine Jewel Via Ferrata. These four women, who have all experienced cancer either as a patient or a caregiver, approached the climb on different journeys with different goals—but ultimately had to rely on one another to add summiting the Via Ferrata to their own stories.
Climb a mountain with us to fundraise for children battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Keep Climbing Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves children by hosting fundraising mountain climbs for various charities year-round. Our mission is to help both our climbers and our beneficiaries reach their personal summits by supporting them as they overcome life’s obstacles. And thanks to the generous support of The Home Loan Expert, Hero Loan, and our other corporate sponsors, 100% of our donations go directly to the charities we support.