{"id":31848,"date":"2018-10-21T17:49:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T23:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=31848"},"modified":"2020-02-23T14:58:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T21:58:11","slug":"island-peak-summit-and-25000-for-alzheimers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/21\/island-peak-summit-and-25000-for-alzheimers\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Peak: Summit and $25,000++ for Alzheimer’s!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a short journey this has been!! Kami and I summited Island Peak around 10 am on October 21, 2018 but what I will remember more is that YOU donated over $25,000 to the Cure Alzheimer\u2019s Fund.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.<\/p>\n

I often say that you never know which donation will fund the breakthrough that solves this conundrum. The Crowdrise<\/a> site is now at $16,275 BEFORE the $10,000 match from Jim and Carol Beers thus taking the overall donations to $26,275 exceeding the stretch goal of $25K.<\/p>\n

If I never climb again, this is the way to go out.<\/p>\n

Speaking of climbing, I will do a complete report soon but all I can say is that Imja Tse exceeded my expectations. There was more rock, more \u201cglacier\u201d and more \u201cheadwall\u201d than I anticipated. Diane already hinted at my respiratory issues and yes, once again, my lungs said no to anything above 18,000-feet. For those interested, I\u2019ll go into detail later but suffice it to say, this summit was a real \u201cpush\u201d.<\/p>\n

What drove me? Again, more later after I\u2019ve had some time to process but I\u2019ve learned in these situations to ask myself three questions:<\/p>\n