Summit!!!

Columbia Crest - 14,410' Summit of Mt. Rainier

July 1, 2009 6:32 am PST

On the morning of July 1, 2009, at approxmimately 6:30 am, the final of 17 climbers from the southern Maine fundraising syndicate known as Climb for Cancer Care stood atop the tallest point in Washington State, Mt. Rainier. 100% success for any climbing expedition is quite rare on a peak that turns its back on 50% of all suitors vying for the summit. The fact that these were 17 amateurs of varying experience, climbing as a vehicle for raising funds and awareness for cancer patients at the Marshall L. and Susan Gibson Pavilion at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME, made the achievement all that more staggering.

As of this posting, approximately $31,500 was raised during the 2009 endeavour. We will continue to update our final totals as those numbers become available to us.

While each story was specific, personal, and intimate, the overall patriarch of Climb for Cancer Care, "Rockin'" Rodney Scribner, was once again honored at the top with a toast of Miller High Life, of course. Scribner, the uncle of Climb for Cancer Care's founder, Pat Connolly, lost his courageous 2.5 year battle with bladder cancer on March 7, 2005. With 3 climbs now in the books, Climb for Cancer Care has raised over $60,000 in Scribner's name to the Marshall L. and Susan Gibson Pavilion at Maine Medical Center.