Dear Friends, It is rare to have an opportunity to combine a personal passion with something critical to the future of your family. Over the past year, I was fortunate to combine my passion for mountain climbing with a global effort to raise awareness and money for Alzheimer’s research. The Road ...
July 22, 2008
While many of us enjoyed the barbecues and beach festivities typical of summer, Glenn Caffery and Alan Arnette were doing something atypical. Instead of lounging by the pool, Caffery ran 3,312 miles across the northern United States—from Oregon to Rhode Island—with just a jogging stroller for his supplies, and Alan ...
October 4, 2011
“Memories Are Everything: The Alan Arnette Journey” is a compilation of Arnette’s blog posts and pictures taken during his summit of Mt. Everest in the spring of 2011. The interactive book, which can be found here, will feature the rest of Alan’s climbs early next year. The 7 Summits for Alzheimer’s: ...
December 13, 2011
Fresh off of summiting Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, Alan Arnette is at it again. This spring, he will attempt to summit Everest—the highest peak on Earth at 29,035 feet. Everest is the third mountain in his 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s: Memories are Everything campaign—his yearlong mission ...
April 15, 2011
Alan Arnette was at the top of the world at sunrise today, Saturday 21, when he summitted Mt. Everest in Nepal. This is the 3rd mountain Alan has climbed in his 7-Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s. Listen to short radio dispatch Alan gave here. You can hear the emotion in his ...
May 21, 2011
On Alan Arnette’s 58th birthday, July 27, he and his team reached the summit of K2 in Pakistan—one of the most challenging mountains in the world. K2 is his latest feat in a tireless effort to raise awareness of and money for Alzheimer’s. Having climbed dozens of mountains, including Everest, Alan has ...
May 15, 2014
After finishing his climbs for 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s: Memories are Everything campaign, Alan Arnette has been in Washington, D.C. this week speaking about his summits and his campaign to raise $1 million for the Alzheimer’s community. Arnette spoke at the National Press Club where he met Tim Armour, ...
November 18, 2011
On Oct. 26, Alan Arnette summitted Mt. Kosciuszko to complete his 7 Summits for Alzheimer’s: Memories are Everything campaign. Arnette embarked on the climbs last November to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s research, and said: “While these climbs may be over, my climbing is not…I hope to share my experiences ...
October 27, 2011
Alan Arnette has announced that he has summitted Mr. Elbrus in Russia. Alan posted an audio dispatch this morning announcing the summit and said it took the team about 7.5 hours to get up to the West Summit. Mt. Elbrus is the fifth climb in The 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s: ...
August 11, 2011
Alan Arnette and his 7 Summits Climb For Alzheimer’s: Memories are Everything campaign were recently featured on The Huffington Post. Arnette writes: “With each summit, I have dedicated the climb to the special people impacted by this disease or those working toward improved treatments and a cure. As I have now ...
September 30, 2011
