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.
|
2006 Grantees |
| Access Fund |
$15,000 |
Community Foundation of Greater
Memphis |
$10,000 |
| All Together Now International |
$5,000 |
Educate the Children |
$10,000 |
| American Himalayan Foundation |
$25,000 |
International Mountain Explorers
Connection |
$5,000 |
| American Safe Climbing Association |
$ 4,000 |
Kanchenjunga School Project |
$5,000 |
| Boulder Valley Women's Health
Center |
$10,000 |
Porters' Progress |
$2,000 |
| Colorado Avalanche Information Center |
$ 3,000 |
Total 2006 Everest '96 Grants |
$95,000 |
