MOUNT KILIMANJARO
40 CANCER SURVIVORS + CAREGIVERS · DISTANCE BETWEEN IOWA + TANZANIA = 8,400 MILES · HEIGHT CLIMBED - 19,341’ · HELD THE WORLDS HIGHEST EVER RELAY FOR LIFE
JANUARY 2 - 14 · 2017
Mount Kilimanjaro.
Shortly after wrapping up the 2011 Journey to Nepal , Above + Beyond Cancer was officially formed, and climbing to the summit of Africa’s highest mountain was at the top of our to-do list.
“On Jan. 12, just after sunrise, the entire team stood at the top of Kilimanjaro. The guides tell us that they have never seen a group with such a success rate. I get choked up just thinking about it. There is nothing that compares to being with a group that has come together around a cause and a higher purpose.”
– Dr. Richard Deming