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Mount Mckinley Climb to Benefit Yale Cancer Center
Connecticut mountaineer, Lew Nescott, Jr., in partnership with Trailblazer LLC, will climb Alaska’s Mount McKinley this coming July to benefit the Yale Cancer Center Breast Cancer Program. Sponsored by Trailblazer, LLC, the climb will raise funds to support state-of-the-art breast cancer research underway at Yale and will honor the courage of survivors, and the memory of those before them.
Standing 20,320 feet above sea level, Mount McKinley is the highest point in North America and one of the seven highest continental summits in the world. Located at a latitude that is more northerly than Mount Everest, climbers have been known to experience hurricane-force winds in excess of 100 miles per hour with arctic temperatures approaching 50 below zero. Despite such challenges, Lew considers it, “A privilege to climb in support of Yale Cancer Center’s mission to bring tomorrow’s treatments and cures to patients today.” Having witnessed the heroic struggles of women with breast cancer, it is a mission that he does not take lightly.
Lew has been training with Marc Davis, the assistant track coach and sprint coach at Yale University, since July of last year. Marc developed a special high-altitude program specifically for this climb.
Dr. Lyndsay Harris, Director of the Yale Cancer Center Breast Cancer Program and co-Director of the Yale-New Haven Breast Center, looks forward to the benefits that the climb will have. “Lew Nescott's climb is going to have a positive affect on Yale Cancer Center and the Breast Cancer Program. Support such as this is so encouraging.”
Weather reports are expected to be relayed back from Mount McKinley during the climb via the New Haven Register website at www.nhregister.com
The climb is going to be a great challenge, and with the help of others, will yield many great benefits as well. To find out how you can make a donation to support breast cancer research please visit, http://www.yalecancercenter.org/involved/climb.html
