The fund, designed to honor the
eight climbers who died on the ill-fated 1996 Mount Everest
expedition that Jon Krakauer chronicled in his book, Into
Thin Air, provides humanitarian aid to people in the Himalayas.
It also helps humanitarian and environmental charities in
the United States.
| 2001 Grantees |
| Access Fund |
$15,000 |
Central Asia Institute |
$20,300 |
| Action Committee for Eldorado |
$1,000 |
Clint Rogers - UC Berkeley |
$ 4,000 |
| All Together Now International |
$ 8,000 |
Global
Response |
$ 5,000 |
| American Himalayan Foundation |
$15,000 |
Himalayan Explorers Club |
$ 6,000 |
| Boulder Valley Women's Health Center |
$10,000 |
Kangchenjunga
School Project |
$ 5,000 |
