Capt Marshall returned from the June Denali trip just two days before the rest of his group summited. While this is a disappointment, his return was due to a combat deployment: Duty Called! Imagine being ready to take the summit, when work tells you over a sat phone to return home immedately. This is the life our team members have- as do all the members of the Armed Forces. Check out our blog and the Denali page for more details.
Additionally, we've decided to get the big ball rolling for our highest climb: Mt. Everest!! We're really focusing on a climb in Spring of 2011. Between now and then, we'd like to climb Vinson and we also forsee a return to Aconcagua. Of course there will be a short trip down to Australia as well. What does all this mean for us and our supporters? It's time to get the fundraising and public realtions machine into gear again! In concurrence with our goal of bringing positive media attention to the Air Force and its members, as well as raising awareness for the Special Ops Warrior Foundation, we'll be looking for as much help spreading the word and gathering donations as possible. Everest will be especially important for fundraising, as the team members climbing it will need to raise $30k a person to help cover the climbing expenses. On that particular climb, we'll also be looking for corporate sponsorship to help make our biggest climb the biggest success to date!
Thanks again for the great support we've received in the past. This is a dream that is on pace to becoming reality: the US Air Force being the first military in the world to reach the 7 Summits and the first American military team to climb Mt. Everest!!
(Use the links on the left to see previous climbs)
