Carols Against Cancer with Carmine de Grandis

Carmine de Grandis has been supporting and raising (lots of) funds for CAC for years now. We’re delighted to say we’ve made it official, and the ultra-trail mountain runner has joined us as an Athlete Ambassador. As is his tradition, at noon on December 22, despite the weather forecast, Carmine, his accordion and his band […]
Video: 10 years of climbing against cancer, now on YouTube!

We couldn’t let our 10th anniversary go by without putting together a video. It took a while, because a LOT has happened in 10 years and a LOT of people have been involved, so a LOT of editing was required to make something meaningful but that doesn’t go on for hours! There are flashbacks, borrowed […]
Welcome to our new Athlete Ambassador Nicole Berthod

Here’s how Switzerland’s Nicole Berthod describes herself on her Instagram account : IFMGA mountainguide 💃👠💅breastcancerwarrior & freespirit in ❤️ with life At the age of 31 and the peak of physical condition, Nicole received a breast cancer diagnosis. Her personal story is incredibly uplifting, and we urge you to read this blog article she wrote […]
‘Climbing Beyond Cancer’ – using the power of climbing to support treatment and recovery

We have mentioned previously that the Trustees decided to expand the scope of our charitable purpose, to fund not only research projects but also projects concerning palliative care and those that help people who are living with and beyond cancer. Quite a few projects in the third category have been submitted for consideration during our […]
Online store for European sales, no customs duties

Version française suit Attention all European CAC fans! We’ve decided to set up a non-profit in Europe, which will be able to source and sell the same merchandise as we currently sell out of the UK, avoiding UK customs duties altogether. This will make European sales faster and cheaper for our lovely supporters, and less […]
Call for projects: new improved application form!
Are you a researcher, working in a cancer-related field? Or an organisation that helps with palliative care? Perhaps you are helping patients and their families live with, or after, a cancer diagnosis ? Or do you know of someone who is? Read on! For our 10th anniversary, CAC is hoping to make 10 donations […]
Scarpa X CAC: if you blinked you missed it!

Quick update. Below you’ll see the post that went out on 22 October 2024 at 5.30 pm in the UK, or 6.30pm on Scarpa (Italy) time. Within 24 hours we had sold out of 80% of the pairs, and the rest were gone well before breakfast the next day as people in different time zones […]
A virtual presentation, for real hope

Technology enabled us to kick off September in the best possible way! On Monday September 1st we organised an online presentation of our grant for the project in Nepal we told you about in an earlier article. The virtual meeting was extremely well attended, with : Professor Barry Pizer, Consultant paediatric oncologist at Alder Hey […]
The 2nd CAC collaboration with Prostate Cancer Research for September Awareness Month

September is the Global Awareness Month for Prostate Cancer, and Climbers Against Cancer are once again, collaborating with Prostate Cancer Research to support their mission: No man left behind – a world free from the impact of prostate cancer. The awareness colour for Prostate Cancer is Blue, so from September right through until the end […]
Newsletter #3 hot off the presses
It’s been a busy time, so our latest edition puts the NEWS in Newsletter. A new trustee, new donations in new countries and new fields… plus some feedback on our Everesting challenge. All that and more when you click on the pic!
Climbing Beyond Cancer – ‘allez UP’ at Rocheplane!

We were approached at the start of the year by the Centre Rocheplane near Grenoble in France, with a view to networking at the outset. But as we got chatting, and with our ‘10 projects for 10 years’ target in mind, one thing led to another… … and the Centre submitted a project, which we […]
Tanzania grant: so no child dies needlessly

Tanzanian NGO Tumaini la Maisha (TLM) provides both clinical and non-clinical support to Tanzanian children with cancer and their families. Its mission is to ensure that children with cancer in Tanzania have appropriate access to quality services, aiming for cure rates comparable to resource-rich settings, with the vision that no child in Tanzania suffers or […]