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Joel Shalowitz, the base
camp manager, has summited the highest peaks in the Andes and Cascades.
An avid warrior in the fight against cancer, Joel has participated on or
coached 15 teams for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training (TNT)
and Hike for Discovery programs and remains the only person to have
participated in every type of TNT event among his running,
biking, triathlon and inline skating marathons. In 2007, Joel co-founded Climb For Hope
and
collaborated in designing the successful inaugural expeditions of
Cotopaxi and Aconcagua which raised over $150,000 to support the
development of a vaccine at Johns Hopkins to fight breast cancer. When
he isn't
teaming up in the outdoors, Joel spends his time operating and advisingfor-profit
and philanthropic start-ups.
Joel is dedicating his stay on K2 to his continued support of Team in Training
and Climb for Hope in the fight against cancer.
For additional info, please click on the following links. www.JoelK2.blogspot.com www.climbforhope.com
Joel Shalowitz's Pakistan Journey For Charity by Judy
Oppenheimer, reporter for the Baltimore Jewish Times . Originally published July
13, 2007.
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