Every three minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States alone. Last year 50,000 women died of this disease. There is still no cure, and federal funding falls short in supporting vital research that could save lives.

TEAM PITTSBURGH—the first regional team of the national Climb for Hope—was created this summer with the shared purpose of beating breast cancer…now.

Made up of five Pittsburghers, ages 33 to 51, the Team’s goal is to raise $50,000 to honor the 50,000 women who lost their fights with breast cancer last year.

THE CLIMBS. On January 3, 2008, four members of Team Pittsburgh head to Cotopaxi—at 19,348 feet the world’s highest active volcano and Ecuador’s second highest peak. On June 15, the fifth member of the team travels to Tanzania to climb 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa and one of the famed “Seven Summits.”

THE CLIMBERS.

Ted Williams is climbing so his two young daughters will never have to know what breast cancer is.
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Nick Cobler lost his 58-year-old mother to cancer three years ago. He climbs so other women won't have to suffer the same fate.
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Todd Lepley is an avid outdoorsman, who is using his passion for adventure in order that women everywhere can enjoy cancer-free lives.
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Laura Willumsen was a member of the inaugural Climb for Hope expedition last January. She is climbing in honor of her sister, who has battled breast cancer twice.
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Karen Kern served as campaign manager for the inaugural Climb for Hope and has now signed on as a climber. She wants to give hope to a friend who is fighting cancer by carrying her name to the top of Kilimanjaro.
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