Last year I climbed to the highest point in the contintental US at the summit of Mt. Whitney. 14,508 ft!

With your help I raised $1670 for St. Judes.

After it was over I was kind of unhappy that I hadn't shot a little higher (fundraising wise). So this year I'm going back up the hill with a goal of raising $10,000.

But this year there is more to it. In the off season, I injured my knee and was on crutches and using a cane just a few weeks ago. The truth is this time it's going to hurt more and it probably will be my last backpacking trip. I'm just getting to be old.

Last year I wanted to quit more than once, but the truth is that the knowledge that so many had donated kept me moving upward.

I can't do it without your help and motivation!

How your donation helps:

• Thanks to donors like you, no family ever pays St. Jude for anything.
• St. Jude will continue to improve the treatment of childhood cancer and other deadly diseases through its groundbreaking research.

Join me! Together we can help St. Jude change the world.