What is the purpose of this site?

My climbing and this website's primary objective are to raise money for Alzheimer's research and to share my experiences with anyone interested and hope to encourage readers to set some lofty goals and have a good time trying to reach them. The site is owned and run by Alan Arnette, I am not representing any company, product or brand.

Raising Funds and Awareness for Alzheimer’s

My Memories are Everything climbs are to raise awareness and research money for Alzheimer's Disease. My mom, Ida, passed away from Alzheimer's in 2009.

None of your donation ever goes to my climbing expenses or to any of my supporters.

Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, with another person newly diagnosed every 69 seconds. It affects more than 5 million people in the United States and over 25 million worldwide. The burden on families and caregivers are significant both personally as well as financially. With our aging population, these issues are increasing dramatically. Today, there is no reliable method of early detection and no cure. And there is hope with research.

Please donate to the Cure Alzheimer's Fund who is supported by private grants thus allowing 100% of your donations to go directly to Alzheimer's research. I encourage you to read more about the Cure Alzheimer's Fund at their website and to make your tax deductible donation today.

100% for research

7 Summits Climbs Successful!

7 Summits Campaign Support

The Alzheimer's Immunotherapy Program of Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy and Pfizer Inc. funded my climbs for the 7 Summits campaign and will continue to fund my ongoing campaign efforts. All money I raise from donations goes directly to the organizations I have selected. Click here to find official information about the campaign. As of November 9, 2010, content posted here is my own but subject to certain limitations in conjunction with the support of the AIP.

Buying, using and linking images or content on this site

Please note that all content on this site is a result of significant time and money and as such all images, videos, dispatches, essays and stories are original work and property of Alan Arnette unless otherwise noted. All content is protected by copyright laws. Images contain visible and invisible watermarks to protect my property. Please do not remove any visible marks.

Please note that I have rarely agreeded to using my images or content in books given publisher's terms (full and perpetual ownership in all current and future forms) so please only contact me if you are self published or have 100% control over the terms.

If you would like to use any content or an image for personal, non-profit, educational (including children's books) or commercial purposes you will need written authorization and be asked to make a donation to an Alzheimer's cause or pay a fee. Please email me with the request. I (Alan) regularly agree to requests and will arrange payment and ask for credit by placing this line without modification below each of my images:

Courtesy of www.alanarnette.com © reproduction prohibited without authorization

If are interested in the Everest maps, they are only available as described and in the size and resolution you see on the site and not in a hi-res format. You may download and use them here under these conditions:

Please send me an email letting me know how you will use the map
All rights are retained by Alan Arnette
No modification or redistribution is allowed
Please retain the watermark and add the credit line below the image
Please make a donation to your local Alzheimer's organization (Google it) or to the Cure Alzheimer's Fund.

I ask this to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer's; not to generate income for me personally. I am sure you understand that my images cost significant time, money and effort and will agree to my simple terms and make a small donation in respect for my effort.

Everest north route map
Everest south route map

100% of your donations go directly to Alzheimer's research, education and awareness! None go to Alan's climbing expenses. Please read more about the Cure Alzheimer's Fund and make your tax deductible donation today.

100% for research

Community and Forum Comments Moderating

The Blog and Everest Season Coverage are on the site and offer readers the opportunity to post comments. I moderate all comments and reserve the right to remove any content I deem knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law at my discretion and without notification. All spam and non-authorized business solicitations will be removed. I reserve the right to block any user without notification.

Privacy policy and use of personal information

I do not collect private or personal information from this web site, except if you willingly provide it. If you do not want your name, email or any personal information noted, please do not enter it. If it is on the site once you enter it, I do not disclose or sell any of your personally identifiable information. Period. I use cookies, a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive, to enable a more efficient navigation system while you are using the site. They are also used to track how many visitors look at each page and how often. I do not use this cookie to collect personal information about the user. I cannot tell your name or address.

Child Safe

This is intended to be a child safe web site. If you see content you feel may be offensive, please contact Alan immediately. Parents will want to discuss with their children the dangers of mountain climbing, bungy jumping or other sports described on this site. Please read the disclaimer and legal section carefully.

Disclaimers and Legal Notice

Many dangerous activities such as high-altitude alpine mountaineering, ice and rock climbing or bungy jumping are described on this site. While I (Alan) hope you gain enjoyment from my experiences, please make your own decisions about dangerous sports, who to go with, when, how and all the other decisions involved only after your own serious research. My experiences are my own and will not be what you would experience.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under my control. I have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed or products advertised or offered within them.

Any reliance you place on any information found on this website, including in forums, comments or any other location, or through links to others site is strictly at your own risk.

I (Alan) MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, REGARDING THE CONTENTS OF THIS SITE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILTY OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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