Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board SMI raised $250,000 for a great cause!

OK, so this April I was on a hike in the Whitney area and ran into Kurt Wedberg guiding a group. Pete Athens was with the group (the seven time Everest summiter). So this group had 10 Everest summits between two people! The climb was raising money for Big City Mountaineers. SMI just posted on their blog about the trips. There's a picture of Kurt and Pete on the summit with their group. Pretty darn impressive. Check this out:

http://sierramountaineering.com/blog/?p=1207

One success story of such a program:
http://m.espn.go.com/general/video?vid=9334382&cid=5595394&src=desktop&wjb
Notice at the end of the clip: Lucho is now involved with fund raising for Big City Mountaineers.
Really a remarkable story. When not climbing in the Sierras, Lucho does work for Planet Granite (rock climbing gym in Sunnyvale, CA).
This is a great program that Kurt is supporting.