I'm climbing the 7 Summits (the tallest mountain on each continent) to support Brave Trails -- a life changing summer camp for LGTBQ youth. <br /><br /><b>Why??</b><br />Because I am a gay man who struggled with my identity as a kid, and LGBTQ young people STILL have it extremely hard (even in the US):<br />



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<li><span>39% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide in the last 12 months </span>






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<li><span>66% of LGBTQ youth report someone trying to change their sexual or gender identity</span>






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<li><span>77% of LGBTQ youth report feeling depressed in the last week </span>






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</ul><br /><strong>What is Brave Trails? </strong>[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfE_KWeUq7k" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BraveTrails Video</a> , <a href="https://www.bravetrails.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Website</a> ]<br />Brave Trails is a summer camp built by the LGBTQ community for today's LGBTQ youth. There are camp classics like archery and s'mores, but also dress-up closets and queer history lessons. It's colorful, it's silly, and most importantly it's a community where everyone is welcome. For instance, last year more than 50% of campers identified as non-cisgender.<br /><br />I had a chance to visit BraveTrails in the summer of 2021 and it took my breath away. The freedom, joy, and connection I saw were awe-inspiring. When I was young, I wanted so badly to find other kids like me and role models; I can only imagine how a place like Brave Trails would have changed my life.<br /><br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/42093520_1637702129464219_r.png" alt="42093520_1637702129464219_r.png" width="100%" media_type="3" /><i><br />Posing with some campers after giving a Passion To Action presentation about climbing Everest</i><br /><i><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/42093520_1637701732344467_r.png" alt="42093520_1637701732344467_r.png" width="100%" media_type="3" /></i><br /><i>Posing with the one and only Pattiegonia who was also volunteering with Brave Trails!</i><br /><i><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/42093520_1637701765872760_r.png" alt="42093520_1637701765872760_r.png" width="100%" media_type="3" /></i><br /><i>*all stats from recent Trevor Project and HRC reports</i><br /><strong><br />How can you help?<br /></strong>Help me raise $100,000 so BraveTrails can expand their camp to more kids! <br />Every donation is tax deductible and goes 100% to BraveTrails.<br /><br />Thank you for helping me make a difference and wish me luck in my future climbs!<br /><br /><b>What climbs have I done so far?</b><br />I’ve finished 5 of the 7 summits already:<br />



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<li>Mt Everest (Asia): May 23, 2019




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<li>Mt Kilimanjaro (Africa): Sept 30, 2019




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<li>Vinson Massif (Antarctica): Dec 13, 2019


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<li>Aconcagua (South America): Jan 13, 2022


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<li>Puncak Jaya (Oceania): Feb 2026
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<div>Check out <a href="https://youtu.be/cA4_LLMMl4g" title="">my Mt Everest YouTube video</a>!<br />



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<div>I have 3 still to do:

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<li>Elbrus (Europe)
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<li>Denali (North America)



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