Keep Climbing

Keep Climbing

Overview: A storytelling-led program about resilience, healing, and moving through impossible circumstances, using film and outdoor experiences to connect outdoor challenge with the emotional reality families are living.

Focus Area: Resilience, healing, and outdoor-based community experiences for families with children battling cancer.

Program Details:

Storytelling program that expands the mission beyond summit climbing

Uses documentary film to connect outdoor challenge with emotional reality of families

Combines film, outdoor experiences, and community healing

100% of donations directed toward mission impact

Program Activities:

Partnerships with outdoor organizations for climbing and healing experiences

Documentary filmmaking and storytelling projects

Community gatherings and outdoor experiences (e.g., Via Ferrata climbing in Colorado)

Key Features:

4+ women featured in flagship film

1 shared mission to keep moving forward

Emphasis on intimate community, courage, and challenge as vehicle for healing

Partner Organizations:

First Descents (partnership for outdoor healing and storytelling)

Featured Projects:

Keep Climbing - The Film: First Descents partnership and story-driven outdoor experience in Estes Park, Colorado

Worth It All: Documentary tied to Chimborazo climb that raised over $55,000

Mission Statement: "We do not climb for the challenge alone. We climb because the challenge gives people a reason to care, donate, and stay connected to families who need help."

Contact: info@keepclimbingfoundation.org

Organization: The Keep Climbing Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps families with a child battling cancer by directly paying their medical bills.