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
As Alan Arnette prepares to depart Kathmandu after his climb to the top of the world’s highest mountain, he blogs about how he and his team followed a traditional unique – signing a white board at the Rum Doodle restaurant in Kathmandu. Before signing it, his team had to show ...
May 27, 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
Mountaineer to Raise Awareness and Research Funding for Alzheimer’s by Climbing the Highest Summit on the World’s Seven Continents Boston, Mass – Embarking on a year-long challenge that he hopes will end at the top of the Carstensz Pyramid, mountain climber and Alzheimer’s disease advocate Alan Arnette will take on ...
November 9, 2010
Crediting his mom’s strength in her battle against Alzheimer’s as an inspiration, Alan Arnette reflects on how he overcame the mental and physical demands of his climb up and down Mt. Everest. In his latest blog Alan talks about how he found the strength to make it to the summit and ...
May 26, 2011
With his Seven Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s: Memories Are Everything expedition now complete, Alan Arnette finally has his feet planted firmly on the ground. In October, he summitted Mount Kosciusko in Australia and the Carstensz Pyramid in New Guinea, after scaling each of the highest peaks ...
December 16, 2011
Alan Arnette discusses his journey to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s on his “7-Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s: Memories Are Everything.” He reflects on his Everest summit and how he was reminded of the struggles his mother faced while battling Alzheimer’s. Funds raised on his campaign will be contributed to Cure ...
June 22, 2011
Mountaineer to Raise Awarness, Research Funding for Alzheimer’s on Road Back to Everest Boston – Embarking on a yearlong challenge that he hopes will end at the top of Mt. Everest, mountain climber Alan Arnette will take on a greater challenge along his journey, raising money for research and public awareness ...
August 20, 2009
We first introduced you to Alan Arnette back in 2007 when he embarked upon an adventure he called “The Road Back to Mount Everest: Memories are Everything.” He spent the yearlong journey climbing 5 of the world’s highest mountains to raise money for Cure Alzheimer’s Fund — and we couldn’t ...
February 19, 2010
