Doing what works to give a hand up, not a handout.
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Every year a mountain climbing speed competition is held on Mount Elbrus. This practice started in the Soviet era and has remained a crucial proving ground for mountaineers. One of the seven summits, Elburus is the highest peak in Europe. In 1990 Anatoli became legendary for his time up Elbrus of 1 hour and 47 minutes. In memory of Anatoli and to show our solidarity with climbers from the former soviet states we provide some financial support to this annual event.
From Our Volunteers | 21 July 2011
Smack between our two weeks of volunteering at Helping Hands Hospital Kylene and I embarked on a two-week trek around part of the Annapurna Circuit. After one week of extremely rewarding experiences in the high stress environment of a low cost private Kathmandu Hospital,...
From Our Volunteers | 21 July 2011
by Ryan Lally
On my last night in Nepal, I sat down next to Scott MacLennan in the living room of the Mountain Fund volunteer house in Kathmandu. During my two months in Nepal, MacLennan and I had discussed a number of things: the circumstances that led to his founding...
From Our Director | 19 July 2011
Wanna change the game? Here's how. The girl on the right lives in the place on the left. It doesn't cost much more than a dollar to have her in school. That changes everything. At Mountain Fund, we don't have victims of poverty, we have victory over poverty, one brave child...
Healthcare | 19 May 2011
Dr. Ari Stern, Mountain Fund Board President is no stranger to Nepal. After spending time here in 2005 as an elective for medical school he has returned over and over to give his time and expertise to the people of Nepal. This year he's again traveled half-way around the world...
From Our Director | 11 November 2010
