John Muir Trail to Mount Whitney
Loading ...Posted on: September 17, 2009
Posted in: Documentaries, Trail Vlogs, Video
In August 2009, Jason Gandy and Siobhan Towey, embarked on a 16 day, 200 mile hike to raise money for Project Main St., a non-profit organization dedicated to caring for people living with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). This 17 minute video shows that hike.
Jason and Siobhan, amateur outdoor adventurers, from Brooklyn, New York, will begin their journey in Yosemite National Park and travel through the unbroken wilderness of the Sierra Nevada’s. Along the way they will embark upon The John Muir Wilderness, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sequoia National park, King Canyon National Park and end at Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the Continental US (14,495 ft).
100% of the proceeds raised by this event to will be used to support individuals
living with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
For more information on this video and fundraiser go the Project Main Street Web Site – projectmainst.org . The $20,000+ that was raised all went towards easing the financial burden for ALS patients and their families.
Thank you all who donated!
This video was shot by Vimeo User: Jason Gandy
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October 18th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Great adventure!!! Great purpose!!! Thank you for the wonderful video I found it very inspiring. I love the use of unbrellas. Something I haven’t seen much on the trail but looks very useful.
October 24th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Thanks! The umbrellas were really great for the sun and the hail.
April 9th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Good day, nice blog.