Olympian and Team GB member Molly Thompson-Smith and our Trustee Lynn Robinson bumped into each other at the Kendal Mountain Festival this year. They got talking and one thing led to another... next thing you know Molly had agreed to become an Athlete Ambassador for CAC! Here's what she has to say about her reasons…
Read moreCarmine 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…
Read moreWe 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…
Read moreHere'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…
Read moreWe are really pleased to announce the addition of a new trustee to the Climbers Against Cancer board. Many of you will be familiar with or even friends with Lynn Robinson, ex president of the BMC. Lynn has agreed to join the CAC board of trustees and we could not be happier about it! Lynn…
Read moreApril is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and Climbers Against Cancer are supporting Bowel Cancer UK to support their mission: Beating bowel cancer together. The awareness colour for Bowel Cancer is Blue, so from April right through until the end of June, all the profits (that’s typically around 40%) from the sale of every blue item of…
Read moreFor the September Global Awareness Month for Prostate Cancer, CAC have collaborated with Prostate Cancer Research to support their mission: No man left behind – a world free from the impact of prostate cancer. All profits from every blue (the PC awareness colour) item of CAC gear have been added to £5,000 from CAC's charity…
Read moreOn Saturday 30th September, during the Serbian National Climbing Championships, we presented a £10,000 cheque to the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” @ibiss.bg.ac.rs at the University of Belgrade, - This was our first donation in Serbia, and who better to make the presentation than our long-standing athlete ambassador Staša Gejo @gejostasa ?! Thanks to…
Read moreWe are proud to have made a donation to The Ledge climbing wall based in Inverness. The Ledge's purpose is to improve the lives of those facing challenges that are negatively affecting their quality of life, future prospects, mental of physical health, aligning with CAC's mission to not only fund research, but also projects that…
Read moreWe're featuring a huge CAC THANK YOU! to The Rucksack Club who have raised over £10,000 for Climbers Against Cancer over the last couple of years. Here's a few of the fundraising ideas they've come up with: We've worked together to combine the well known CAC logo of Climbers Against Cancer with The Rucksack Club's 'Get…
Read moreCheck out this competition that UKC is running with CAC UKC Competition Head over there and get your entries in. There are 10 prizes of the lovely organic CAC sweatshirt up for grabs over the next 3 months. To mark our 10th Anniversary and help our remit of raising awareness of cancer throughout the climbing…
Read moreClimbers Against Cancer will be 10 years old in 2023. We would love our amazing supporters to be involved and one way in which you can is too design us an anniversary t-shirt. The prize for the winning design will be the first t-shirt hot off the press and also the satisfaction of seeing everybody…
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