  
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2012
Contact: Rebecca Silver, Sierra
Club
Rebecca.Silver@sierraclub.org, 646-461-9831
Sierra Club “9/11 Veterans Climbing Series”
Makes Three Summit Attempts Across America on September 11th
(SAN
FRANCISCO – September 10, 2012) – Sierra Club Mission Outdoors, in partnership with Veterans Expeditions, Paradox Sports, and Big City Mountaineers, will lead 24
military veterans up three different peaks across the country. Part of the
ongoing Veterans Climbing Series the Sierra Club first sponsored last year, the
four organizations will concurrently guide teams up the Grand Tetons (Wyoming),
Mt. Shuksan (Washington) and Mt. Washington (New Hampshire).
“These
climbs are an opportunity to spend time outdoors, celebrate our public lands
and honor those who risk their lives defending our country," said OIF veteran and Sierra Club Mission Outdoors Director Stacy Bare. “An outlet for the warrior spirit, we look forward to planning numerous climbs
year-round that allow all Americans to experience the wonders of the great outdoors.”
Mission
Outdoor and Veterans Expeditions will lead the climbs in New Hampshire and
Washington, together with Big City Mountineers (BCM). Climbing through BCM's Summit for
Someone program, each climber also took on the challenge of raising funds to
send under-resourced urban youth on wilderness expeditions with Veterans as
mentors.
Paradox Sports will lead the climb up the Grand Tetons.
The
first 9/11 climb was held in 2010, when Veterans Expeditions led 11 veterans to
the top of Longs Peak (Colorado). Last year, Mission Outdoors and Veterans
Expeditions partnered with Jackson Hole Mountain Guides to summit the Grand
Teton.
“This monumental climb of the Grand
Teton is a symbol of remembering that tragic day, what it represents, and,
more importantly, moving on,” said mountain
guide and former Army Ranger Mike Kirby.
Sierra
Club’s Mission Outdoors is committed to creating opportunities for those who
served our country and their families to experience the freedom of the land
they defended. Time spent outside is advantageous to veterans healing and
reintegrating at home; veterans will also rediscover the beauty of our
country’s open spaces and wild places. To learn
more about Mission Outdoors, please visit http://www.sierraclub.org/missionoutdoors.
About
the Sierra Club
Sierra Club is America's
largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Inspired by
nature, we are 1.4 million of your friends and neighbors, working together to
protect our communities and the planet. Read more at http://www.sierraclub.org
About Mission Outdoors
Through direct programming, public education
and advocacy, Sierra Club’s Mission Outdoors program combats the growing divide
between America and the outdoors by increasing opportunities for all to improve
their overall well-being by exploring and enjoying the natural world. Mission
Outdoors is comprised of four programs, Building Bridges to the Outdoors, Local
Outings, Inner City Outings and Military Families and Veterans Initiative. Read
more at http://www.sierraclub.org/missionoutdoors.
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