A 11 year old boy is will attempt to climb 14 of Colorado's mountains in 14 days along with his friends and family to raise money for an ailing friend.
Matt Moniz has already raised $14,000 so far. His friend, 9 year old Ian Hess, has pulmonary arterial hypertension and requires about $100,000 in annual medical treatment and medicines. Matt expects to raise the entire money for treatment by his 14 summit attempts.
Now, that is not all! The dailycamera report states that Matt is the Boulderite who became the youngest person ever to summit Argentina's 22,841-foot Cerro Aconcagua last December. In addition to Aconcagua, Matt and his father have summitted two more of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on all seven continents. They've climbed Europe's Mount Elbrus (18,510 feet) and Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet), and they've also trekked to Everest Base Camp, where they summitted nearby 18,501-foot Kala Patar.
It is a challenging task. Kudos to this nice kid for the noble cause and I wish him all success at this endeavor.
Matt Moniz has already raised $14,000 so far. His friend, 9 year old Ian Hess, has pulmonary arterial hypertension and requires about $100,000 in annual medical treatment and medicines. Matt expects to raise the entire money for treatment by his 14 summit attempts.
Now, that is not all! The dailycamera report states that Matt is the Boulderite who became the youngest person ever to summit Argentina's 22,841-foot Cerro Aconcagua last December. In addition to Aconcagua, Matt and his father have summitted two more of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on all seven continents. They've climbed Europe's Mount Elbrus (18,510 feet) and Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet), and they've also trekked to Everest Base Camp, where they summitted nearby 18,501-foot Kala Patar.
It is a challenging task. Kudos to this nice kid for the noble cause and I wish him all success at this endeavor.
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