{"id":794,"date":"2010-02-08T22:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T03:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.adam-jackson.net\/?p=794"},"modified":"2010-02-08T22:58:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T03:58:00","slug":"announcement-ive-been-training-for-a-mountain-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2010\/02\/08\/announcement-ive-been-training-for-a-mountain-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Announcement: I’ve Been Training for A Mountain Climb"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In late November, I met Justin Leung<\/a>. We became friends. In mid-December, Justin told me about this program called Climbing for Kids (CFK) which is organized by Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT) as a program that raises money for kids in the bay area to explore the wilderness in a safe and controlled way.<\/p>\n

BAWT’s Mission:<\/strong><\/p>\n

BAWT exists as a vital, comprehensive and ongoing source of support to agencies that lead youth wilderness trips. We believe that urban youth, once exposed to wilderness, have a broadened sense of themselves, each other, and the world around them. BAWT extends it services to the eight counties of the San Francisco Bay Area. We hope other organizations will take this vision to the rest of the country and the larger world.<\/em><\/p>\n

BAWT’s primary strategy for achieving its mission is to provide Bay Area youth agency staff with wilderness leadership training and outdoor equipment so that they, along with the youth they serve, may explore the power and beauty of California’s wilderness.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As a non profit and community betterment agency, they raise money through donations but there had to be a better way to help fund this terrific operation in a new and exciting way. A few years ago, the BAWT team organized something called “Climbing for Kids” which aims to help fund the wilderness training.<\/p>\n

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From their website:<\/p>\n

Climbing for Kids<\/strong> is a fundraising event that supports Bay Area Wilderness Training<\/a> (BAWT), a non-profit organization that gets at-risk and underprivileged youth<\/a> outdoors. For every $1,000 you raise, an average of 17 kids will get outside on trips with experienced adults using the best gear in the outdoor industry. In other words, by joining Climbing for Kids you’ll be effecting the lives of over 50 kids.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT)<\/a> is a project of the Earth Island Institute<\/a> a 501(c)(3) corporation founded by environmental activist and climber David Brower. Brower’s legacy as a climber with hundreds of first ascents on High Sierra peaks is only overshadowed by his legacy as a tireless champion of the environment. Read more about BAWT<\/a>, Brower<\/a>, and Earth Island Institute<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Justin and I signed up for CFK in the middle of December and began taking part in practice hikes and training to climb Mount Shasta in June. Since CFK is a way to raise money for the year round efforts of BAWT, each climber has to raise money, $4500 to be exact. <\/strong><\/p>\n