“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
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
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
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
Alan Arnette has reached the 14,000 ft camp on Mt. McKinley on his “7-Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s: Memories Are Everything” expedition. Alan and his team encountered strong winds on their climb but successfully navigated the dangerous “Windy Corner,” a crossing under unstable rock. The team will move to High Camp at 17,000 ...
July 6, 2011
Alan Arnette, a long time Alzheimer’s Advocate and friend of The Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, is at base camp and is finalizing his training and preparing to summit Mt. Everest. This will be the third climb of his 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s: Memories are Everything campaign where he is raising ...
April 15, 2011
On his 7-Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s, Alan Arnette has reached camp 4 in the South Col of Mt. Everest. He will be leaving for the summit very soon. Alan recorded a radio disptach thanking Cure Alzheimer’s Fund and others including Janssen AI and Pfizer for their support. He also shared a ...
May 20, 2011
