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.
| 2002 Grantees |
| Access Fund |
$20,000 |
Central
Asia Institute |
$20,000 |
| All Together Now International |
$10,000 |
Clint
Rogers - UC Berkeley |
$ 2,500 |
| American Himalayan Foundation |
$20,000 |
Colorado Avalanche Information |
$1,000 |
| American Safe Climbing Association |
$ 1,500 |
Educate
the Children |
$5,000 |
| Boulder
Valley Women's Health Center |
$10,000 |
Himalayan
Explorers Connection |
$6,000 |
| Boulder-Lhasa
Sister City Project |
$ 5,000 |
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