Climbing Aconcagua and Skate for Hope

My wife has been a wonderful asset in my training. Encouraging me in my efforts at climbing Aconcagua and other peaks around the world. She puts up with all my training and my closet packed with gear. Even the overflow into the garage and my home office. I couldn’t do it without her help.

I’d like to return that support now and help her with her efforts for Skate for Hope. This is her fourth year with the Breast Cancer Charity Skating event. Her third year as a fundraiser and skater. She’s been a group organizer for two years now, and will be skating in the 2013 performance in June in Ohio. This is what I’d like to do now in climbing Aconcagua. Help Angie exceed her goals for fundraising.

Angie’s Donation Page at Skate for Hope: Click Here

I have a friend who climbs for a charity, and his challenge is to offer a penny per foot to assist with his charity. I’d love to help Angie by climbing Aconcagua and asking you to donate a penny per foot too. Here is a graph of simple elevation stats for Aconcagua:

The first column shows the approximate elevation of the standard camps used while climbing Aconcagua. The second column shows the elevation gain for each segment of the climb. The third shows the elevation gain for each camp starting from the trailhead. The fourth shows the elevation gain for each camp or landmark from the base camp.

Climbing Aconcagua Success

I may or may not make the summit. I will be climbing solo with no support after base camp. I will be climbing Aconcagua Alpine Style – meaning I intend to move from camp to camp until I hit the summit. I will have a SPOT Connect with me, and will make the link available to follow my progress.

What I ask from you is that you commit to a target goal of a penny a foot. I suggest you set a target for a penny per foot for my total elevation above Horcones, the trailhead. If I am successful in climbing Aconcagua, you will commit to $136.70 for your Breast Cancer donation. If that won’t work for you, try to set a target from base camp. If I summit, you will commit to $87.45. Even if you commit to the segment from the Caneletta (loose gravel chute) to the summit, that $15.30 will be a blessing and a benefit to the cause.

You can commit in public, posting on my Facebook Page. You can commit in public in the comments below. You can commit in private, and just be accountable to yourself. All I ask is that you commit, and lend a hand, no matter how small or weak. Together we can make a difference.

Update: November 13
I wanted to point out that the donations are made at the website of the Skate for Hope organization, and go directly to them. It passes through Angie’s page, which is just so that they are able to track her fundraising efforts. At a certain level of fundraising success, she is able to present flowers to a headliner. I am solely responsible for all costs of climbing Aconcagua. Angie is responsible for all costs associated with her skating performance, including costumes, travel, and lodging. Thanks for your commitment to help.