Mt. Kilimanjaro looms 19,340 feet above Tanzania and on September 12th 2011, a group of baby boomer women from Houston, Texas began their attempt to take the summit.
This is not your average group of women. Each of them have faced major life challenges and many continue with their battles against ovarian and breast cancer, as well as HIV and rheumatoid arthritis. The project was coordinated and led by Shana Ross, founder of Shana Ross Fitness in Houston, Texas and inspired by her longtime client Becky Pope who was diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer in 2008.
The inspired stories of each of these women will be chronicled in the upcoming book "We Choose to Climb" written by fitness/lifestyle expert Shana Ross.
These are stories of triumph over adversity, recovery and reinvention. The women have faced ovarian and breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, drug and alcohol addiction, HIV, obesity, clinical depression, major injuries and... menopause. But through it all, they've persevered and found wisdom in the journey.
Please take a few minutes to visit us here and find your inspiration. We will continue to update the site with photos and videos from our journey as well as post book updates, live appearances and media coverage. And of course, we would appreciate your support to help defray costs of the trip so that a portion of the proceeds of my book can go directly to the National Ovarian Cancer Alliance.
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