Alan Arnette

The Blog

• sticky: Everest 2012 Team Locations -read
• Profile of an Everest Sherpa -read
• Lhotse – the Other Everest -read
• Everest 2012:: Interview with Cian O’Brolchain -read
• Everest 2012 Interview with the Axe -read

Alan on Twitter

Social Networking

Donate to Alzheimer's

An easy way to donate to Alzheimer's research is by committing a small amount for every foot I climbed during the 7 Summits. 100% for Alzheimer's to these selected organizations:

Alan's Speaking Schedule

• September, 2011: Corporate Event (private engagement)
• September, 2011: Corporate Event (private engagement)
• October, 2011: Warsaw, Poland – European Alzheimer’s Conference (by registration)
• October, 2011: Ft. Collins, Co – Colorado State University Outdoor Adventure Club (open to the public, no charge)
• November, 2011: Midland Texas: Area Agency on Aging (open by registration)
• November, 2011: Corporate Event (private engagement)
• December, 2011: Vail, CO – Vail Public Library Community room (open to the public, no charge)
• January, 2011: Pennsylvania Educational Event via Skype
• February 2012: Denver, CO - Community Care Organization
• March 2012: Loveland, CO - Community Care Organization
• March 2012: London, England - Alzheimer's Disease International

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7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer's

The first phase of the 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer's: Memories are Everything is complete with 8 climbs in only 11 months. I made it to the summit of 7, including Everest, with only Denali escaping after tough weather at 17,000' stopped progress. A brief overview of each mountain is on my 7 Summits page. See this interview on my 7 Summits.

Memories are Everything is dedicated to those with Alzheimer's and my mom, Ida Arnette, who died on August 16, 2009 from Alzheimer's. Please donate today to the selected Alzheimer's non-profits.

The Next Adventure

Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands

I am excited to continue to climb the world to end Alzheimer's. Next up is the highest in the UK, Ben Nevis on March 5, 2012. I will be in the UK speaking at the Alzheimer's Disease International annual conference. I will tell the story of my mom, Ida, her struggles and my sense of helplessness at the time and what I did about it. read more

Alzheimer's

The 6th leading cause of death in the United States, another person is newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease every 69 seconds. read more

It affects more than 5 million people in the United States and over 25 million worldwide. There is hope with research.

The following websites have information for you, your family and caregivers to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and ongoing research:

Mt. Kosciuszko Australia

I summited Kosciuszko on October 27, 2011. read more

Carstensz Pyramid New Guinea

I summited Carstensz Pyramid on October 22, 2011 with Scott Woolums of Mountain Trip. read more

Kilimanjaro
Africa

Mt. Elbrus
Europe

Mt. McKinley
North America

Mt. Everest
Asia

Aconcagua
South America

Vinson
Antarctica

Alan's Speaking

Lessons from Alzheimer's:
From the Summit of Everest

A perfect address for an annual meeting or fund raising event. Designed for Alzheimer's Caregivers, families or anyone impacted by this disease; I bring home the realities of Alzheimer's with a candid presentation about my mother's struggle. This powerful creative presentation is sensitive, informative and entertaining with my causal style, sense of humor and ability to reach each person in the audience read more

Recent Comment

"The slide show was great last night, you did a really nice job of covering SO much and highlighting just the most important aspects of the climbs. It did the job too, I came home wondering all these things about Alzheimer's that I was wishing I had asked or that I am going to research now. It's crazy to think that my grandmother died of Alzheimer's and I don't even know that much about it."

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