Hi! I’m Krishna, and I’ve got a HUGE dream—like, bigger‑than my backpack huge. One day, I want to climb the Seven Summits, the tallest mountain on every continent. Everest, Kilimanjaro, Denali… all of them. But every climber’s story has a first chapter, and mine begins in Colorado.

Colorado’s mountains are the perfect training ground: real altitude, real challenge, real adventure. Instead of just reading about mountains in books or watching videos, I’m actually heading into the San Juan Mountains, riding a historic train, climbing cliffs in Ouray, and trekking through high alpine valleys and summiting a 14er. Every part of my itinerary helps me build the strength, confidence, and technique I’ll need for the even bigger peaks waiting out there.

To get ready, I’m training, practicing, and learning how to climb safely. But I need help getting the right gear and joining a guided climb so I can take on this challenge the right way.

And here’s a joke for the journey:

What do you call a mountain that tells really good jokes?

A hill‑arious one — and I hope Colorado’s peaks laugh with me, not at me!

The goal is to push limits and encourage young people like me.

I always thought of climbing I love rock climbing and I'm ready to take on an adventure. Mountaineering (climbing) is the perfect challenge and it's not about the fame or anything along those lines it's about encouragement and to break barriers.

If you support me, you’re not just helping me climb in Colorado—you’re helping me take my very first step toward standing on top of the world someday. Every donation is like handing me a piece of a puzzle. It all counts.

Thank you for helping me chase my dream and start my Seven Summits journey.

— Krishna Egan