entrant-kindly
The Mountain Fund logo

Search Our Site


Share Our Site

Join Us On Facebook

The Mountain Fund Blog

Click HERE to visit The Mountain Fund Blog

RSS Subscribe
 

The Mountain Fund Blog at BlogSpot.com

This is The Mountain Fund newsletter published as a blog. To learn more, go to www.mountainfund.org.
  • After K2

    Photo: K2 copyright Nazir Sabir 2009

    Sixteen people kneel in the main hall, hands cupped toward the sky. Children, their mothers, and their grandparents whisper a prayer. Nazir Sabir, one of the toughest mountaineers alive,...
  • Healthcare in El Salvador
    One of the newest projects we're supporting is a fundraising project to benefit the people of Zaragoza, El Salvador. Noah Harper is the project leader, and his purpose is to help provide assistance to the public healthcare clinic in the village of Zaragoza.

    This is the only public healthcare...
  • A $4 Smile
    One of our projects, The North East India Project, has recently partnered with Smile Train; a non profit helping children with cleft palates. NEIP has recently sent two children in India, Alum and Tsuti, to a Smile Train doctor who has performed the first part of their cleft palate...
  • What direction are you headed?
    What direction are you headed? Or perhaps I should rephrase the question to: "What is your 'Why' "? What inspires you? What Inspires The Mountain Fund?

    Challenge. A global challenge. For all of us, not just the staff at The Mountain Fund. Consider...
  • New Safe House for Women in Kathmandu, Nepal
    In Kathmandu, Nepal, many married and some unmarried women are abused on a daily basis. The Mountain Fund has recently opened a safe house to help provide a source of refuge for these women.


    A recent "Foreign Policy" News Report, dated May 2008, has published a list of "The...

  • Earth Spirit Rejuvenation: Supporting Projects in Indigenous Communities of the US and Bolivia
    New Mountain Fund partner, Earth Spirit Rejuvenation, works in the US and Bolivia to provide solutions to cultural, environmental, and economic challenges. Even though this new nonprofit has been in business less than six months, projects are already underway in Bolivia.

    Bolivia: Artisan Cooperative and...
  • Help the Children of Nepal


    The Social Development Centre Nepal has been in effect since 2006. It's a small home for orphans, and half-orphans (single parent invalid or not capable of caring for the child), located in the Kathmandu neighborhood...
  • The Mountain Fund and Adventure Engine Team Up for Nepal Trekking
    February 2008: The Mountain Fund and its Trek4Good program are proud to announce an exciting new partnership with Adventure Engine. Adventure Engine is an online administration suite providing everything from reservation programs, inventory management systems, merchant accounts, e commerce solutions, and marketing and distribution programs to adventure...
  • Moving Mountains in Nepal
    The Mountain Fund's
    Moving Medical Camp in Kathmandu, Nepal

    October 2007:

    "Greetings from Kathmandu. The rainy season has gone on about a week longer than it should so it is hot in Kathmandu and will probably be warmer on the trek than I expected as well. I've had...
  • The "Zack Martin Breaking Barriers" Grant
    Zack Martin died just before his 25th birthday on Thanksgiving Day 2002. He was a recipient of American Alpine Club grants, the Anatoli Boukreev grant and others. Zack was concerned about the general arrogance and self-serving aspirations of climbers and explorers.

    His climbing resume reads like...