<div><strong>Beginning Saturday, January 15, 2022...</strong>
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<div>Senior Guardsmen members, Alden Mills, Brett Bush and Chip Pyfer will embark on a 21-day Aconguaga (tallest mountain in South America, 22,838 ft) climbing expedition in Argentina to create awareness for The Guardsmen whose mission is to provide educational opportunities for at-risk Bay Area kids, and raising funds to support The Guardsmen Scholarship Endowment Fund.
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<div>A few words from Alden, Brett and Chip:
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<div><em>Hello friends, family members and fans of The Guardsmen!</em>
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<div><em>We’ve delayed this climb for 2 years and we’ve had enough of being cooped up during COVID and thought now was the perfect time to attempt our 4th of the Seven Summits. The pandemic has had an impact on all of us, but none have had it harder than the at-risk youth of the Bay Area.</em>
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<div><em>The Guardsmen need our help.</em>
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<div><em>They are working overtime to meet the fundraising goals to fund over 250 elementary through high school scholarships. As you might imagine the last two years have been challenging times for fundraising and school, especially for underprivileged kids! If there were ever a time to help The Guardsmen: NOW IS THE TIME!</em>
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<div><em>We hope you will step up with us as we take a few hundred thousand steps to attempt to put a Guardsmen flag on our highest peak yet. As was the case with Denali back in 2018, all donations go will benefit The Guardsmen scholarship program! (BTW, we raised over 26k for the kids hiking Denali, we’re looking to beat it this year with 2,525 more feet of elevation as inspiration!)</em>
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<div><em>We are all so grateful for your support and please know your support fuels us to keep climbing for the kids!</em>
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<div><em>Join us on this expedition and let’s make it an epic start to 2022!!!</em>
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<div><em>Yours in Guardsmania,<br /><br /></em>
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<div><em>Alden    Brett     Chip</em>
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<div><em>PS Scroll below to see details of the mountain, our climb, links for satellite updates and where to donate.</em>
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<div><em>PPS If you want to learn more about the 75 year history of The Guardsmen </em><a href="https://guardsmen.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>click here</em></a><em> .</em>
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<div>About Aconguaga and Expedition Logistics:
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<div>Aconguaga is located in the Andes in the western Mendoza province of Argentina and is the second highest of the Seven Summits of the world.
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<div>Standing at 22,835 feet it is the tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere. Departing from Mendoza, Argentina we hope to complete this climb in 15 days, while establishing base camps at 14,000, 16,000 and 18,000 feet. While not as technical as Denali the amount of time spent at altitude makes this an equally challenging and difficult climb to the highest peak outside the Himalayan mountain range. To get an idea of the general 21 day literary and altitudes, click here: <a href="https://www.rmiguides.com/aconcagua/itinerary" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.rmiguides.com/aconcagua/itinerary" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.rmiguides.com/aconcagua/itinerary</a></a>
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<div>Here is a link where you can get satellite updates of our expedition: <a href="https://www.rmiguides.com/blog/entries"><a href="https://www.rmiguides.com/blog/expedition/ac_011222/desc" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.rmiguides.com/blog/expedition/ac_011222/desc</a></a>
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<div>Final Comments:
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<div>For all of those who know us well, you know how strongly we feel about the opportunities The Guardsmen Scholarship Program provides at-risk youth in the Bay Area. During our tenure (2000-2009) in the group we were active in leadership roles and annual fundraising. The camaraderie and lifelong friendships we’ve strengthened through climbing together is in large part due to meeting one another as Guardsmen in 2000. As we attempt our highest climb yet, we want to enhance this experience by giving back to the group that introduced us. While we aren’t asking anyone to climb Aconguaga, we are asking you to consider supporting the Guardsmen Scholarship Endowment. NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL and any donation is very much appreciated…it is afterall, for the kids!
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<div>THANK YOU!
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<div>The Guardsmen makes a life-changing difference in the lives of at-risk youth by raising funds for scholarship, campership and other youth programs. We mobilize the talents, energy and resources of our members, friends, families, and professional colleagues, and in so doing strengthen our entire community.
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