Climb for a Cure

Registration for the 2023 Climb is now open!

Registration is $45 and covers a registration packet (bib, bib snaps, bandana, and sunscreen) and a $20 donation. A registration packet is not guaranteed to arrive before your event if you register after July 25.

You can register for one of the three featured events or select the Host or Attend an Event option.

• Bay Area, California on August 6, 2023
• Buena Vista, Colorado on August 5 and 6, 2023
• Lake George, New York on August 5, 2023
• Host your own or attend an event any time from May 26 to September 4

You can attend one of the featured Climb events in California, Colorado, and New York, or you can host or attend one in your community! Not everyone wants to climb a mountain – and you don’t have to. With Climb for a Cure, research funding climbs to new heights, while participants fundraise and get active. You can bike, hike, swim, walk, or do yoga – whatever is comfortable and doable for you.

Featured Climbs: Event Details

Bay Area, CA: August 6

Denver and Buena Vista, CO: August 5-6

Lake George, NY: August 5

How to Host or Attend Your Own Climb Event

There are so many ways to participate in Climb for a Cure! Some ideas are to walk, hike, run, swim, kayak, or rollerblade for a cure. The most important part is you do something that's achievable for you! If you're hosting your own Climb, be sure to create an individual fundraising page, and if you're inviting others to attend, create a team fundraising page, too!

Attending someone else's Climb event? Once you're registered, create your fundraising page and help us fund more breakthrough research for colorectal cancer! Join your team's page so your donations go toward the team goal.

Need help setting up your fundraising page? We’ve got you covered with this helpful video that walks you through creating your fundraising page.

Questions about fundraising for the Climb? Watch a tutorial: How to FUNdraise

Let’s Connect!

We want to hear from you! If you’re interested in learning more about Climb for a Cure, send us a message and we'll get back to you with more information. We are always looking for volunteers: host your own event or we can connect you with some local climbers in your area.

The Spot Gym

The Spot will be offering Intro to Climbing orientation clinics in their Denver and Boulder gyms on August 4 from 6:30pm-7:30pm, with $20 of each $30 registration fee being donated to Fight CRC. These clinics are designed to be beginner focused with the goal of helping first-time climbers feel comfortable in bouldering situations, build confidence, and learn basic skills. At the conclusion of the clinics there will be a raffle! Additionally, The Spot will donate $1 from each beer sold in their gyms from July 31 to August 4. Learn more about The Spot gym!

Philadelphia Rock Gyms

Philadelphia Rock Gyms has five locations throughout the Philly area and will donate 10% of Intro Packages sold July 31 to August 6. Learn more about Philadelphia Rock Gyms!

Selected recipients will have their travel, lodging, and registration costs covered to attend the CA Climb.

The Chris Ganser Climb for a Cure Scholarship is a unique opportunity for two colorectal cancer survivors and one caregiver to attend our Climb for a Cure event in the Bay Area, California. The Chris Ganser Climb for a Cure Scholarship honors and remembers one of Climb’s co-founders and embodies his climbing spirit. It covers recipients’ travel, lodging, and registration costs. Read about the history of the Climb.

Meet last year’s Climb for a Cure Scholarship Recipients!

Climb for a Cure funds vital research grants, programs, and educational resources. To date, more than $800,000 has been raised by Climb for a Cure, and every dollar counts. Help us raise $200,000 this year to push us over the $1 million mark!