Three Summits- Climb with a Purpose

Climb with a Purpose - For the last four years, University of Washington alumni, students, professors, and friends have joined together to raise money for children's education in Nepal and at the same time to reach the summits of major mountains in the Cascade Range. The climb with a purpose idea started in 2006 and the tradition will continue this summer as we plan to climb Mount Adams (12,281 ft), Mount Baker (10,781 ft), and Mount Rainier (14,411 ft).

We had an amazing 2009, smashing our $20,000 fundraising goal with construction on the Shree Pathivara Primary School beginning in January 2010. Board Members Jwalant Gurung and Eddie Minkoff visited the school for the groundbreaking in January (click here for Eddie's account). We also had great success in our climbs with 14 out of 14 climbers reaching the top of Mount Adams in June and 16 out of 20 summiting Mount Rainier in July.

In 2010, Three Summits has again partnered up with Crooked Trails, who will expand our reach beyond the UW community and will help us make all payments tax deductible. Our goal is to raise over $30,000 this year. To reach that goal, we're trying to gauge interest in the climbs this year. If you're at all interested, please click on the online application link above, fill out an application and we will put you on the interest list. This does not does not commit you to anything at this point. It will only ensure that you are kept up to date on the plans this year as they unfold. Also, this climb is open to everyone, so feel free to pass this along to anyone you know who might be interested. Please check this FAQ link if you have any questions.