Climbing Every Mountain To Find a Cure for Diabetes
2002 Mt Whitney, CA;
2003 Mauna Kea, HI;
2004 Mount Rainier, WA;
2004 Mount Rainier, WA (2nd route)
2004 Humphreys Peak, AZ;
2005 Mt. Whitney, CA (2nd route);
2005 Cordillera Real, Bolivia;
2006 Mount Shasta, CA;
Kate Noble is just one of over 2 million children stricken with insulin dependant Diabetes. Diagnosed at the age of 1 and now 16, Kate has already suffered through 10,000 insulin shots, 44,000 blood checks and 800 insulin pump catheter inserts.
Kate's father has often said "I would travel to the ends of the earth and climb every mountain to find a cure for Diabetes." In 2002, he set out to do just, and climbed Mt. Whitney, the tallest peak in the lower 48 states, and raised $60,000+ to help find a cure.
In June 2005, he set his sights higher. Guided by Mountain Link, the KTS team travelled to Bolivia to attempt to summit Huayna Potosi (19,975 ft) in the Cordillera Real and raised $120,000+ to help find a cure.
In August 2006, Kate's Dad and Mountain Link teamed up again on the 14,162' Mt. Shasta in Northern California's Cascade Range to Climb for Clinical Trials and raised $40,000 to support the clinical trials investigating a potential cure for Diabetes at Massachusettes General Hospital.
Please follow our lead. And this time you are invited to tie in. If you are interested in joining the climbing team, email Kate and her Dad at ranchmail@aol.com. But, you don't need an ice axe or crampons to be part of our team. All you need is to give with your heart and sponsor a KTS climber on the Climb for Clinical Trials. 100% of every dollar will help bring us closer to finding a cure for Kate and the millions of other children just like her.
SUPPORT KISS THE SKY
TO CONQUER DIABETES
HELP US REACH THE SUMMIT
AND FIND A CURE: Your tax-deductible contributions can be made by check or online as follows:
Checks should be sent to:
Kiss the Sky to Conquer Diabetes
P.O. Box 1731
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
On line contributions can be made by going to www.joinleenow.com and clicking on "Donate Now", please be sure to specify "Kiss the Sky" in the "dedication" box.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT JOINING THE KTS CLIMBING TEAM, PLEASE EMAIL KATE AT: ranchmail@aol.com.
KTS IN THE NEWS:
For recent press releases from Kiss the Sky to Conquer Diabetes, please click here:
KTS - Two Ways to Follow our Lead on the Climbs for Clinical Trials: Mount Shasta and Virtual Tie In
KTS Founder Named California State Captain for Join Lee Now
Three Teams of Scientists Confirm Basis for Planned Clinical Trials
KTS Ties in Again with Mountain Link for Climb for Clinical Trials
For information about our attempt to reach the summit of Huayna Potosi in 2005, please click here
THANK YOU SPONSORS: We gratefully acknowledge the support of our sponsors. For more information on each of the sponsors,click on the links below.
Mountain Link, The World's Premiere International Guide Service
Primaloft, Insulation Technology
Backpacker, The Outdoors at Your Doorstep
Adventure 16, Where Your Adventure Begins . . .