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.
|
2005 Grantees |
| Access Fund |
$20,000 |
Educate the Children |
$10,000 |
| All Together Now International |
$5,000 |
Health, Inc. (Institute for
Global Awareness) |
$10,000 |
| American Himalayan Foundation |
$25,000 |
International Mountain Explorers
Connection |
$5,000 |
| American Safe Climbing Association |
$ 3,000 |
Kanchenjunga School Project/Clint
Rogers |
$5,000 |
| Backcountry Snowsports Alliance |
$ 2,000 |
Porters' Progress |
$2,000 |
| Colorado Avalanche Information Center |
$ 3,000 |
Women's Health |
$10,000 |
