More than 100,000 people are on the transplant waiting list.
13 people a day die waiting for that life saving gift.
Living kidney and liver donors, a transplant surgeon, recipients and supporters teamed up to trek to Everest Basecamp and summit Mount Kilimanjaro, shouting from the rooftop of a continent “You too can save a life.”
These living, walking, climbing testimonies to how you can profoundly help another soul…..and still lead a healthy, adventurous life…..used their bodies and collective voices to demonstrate what’s possible after donation
The need is great: More than 100,000 people are on the transplant waiting list.
13 people a day die waiting for that life saving gift.
The answer is remarkably simple: 19 of our climbers already donated. Some gave their life saving gift to someone they knew, others to a stranger… all gave another person a new lease on life…another family their dad, sister or child back. “Getting to watch life flow back into someone, it’s indescribable.”
Each donor has a different journey to donation, but two threads remain constant throughout….they heard a story, and felt compelled to help and they’d do it again if they could.
UNOS the United Network for Organ Sharing is a nonprofit on a mission to save and transform lives through research, innovation and collaboration. Click icon above to learn more about becoming a living organ donor.
Donate Life’s mission is to educate, inspire and activate the public to say yes to registering their decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor. Click the icon above to register to be a deceased donor or learn about living donation.
There are transplant centers nationwide who can advise you regarding the types of transplants they do and give medical advice about becoming a living donor. The icon above goes to current OPTN centers engaging in paired kidney exchange. Our friends and climbers have donated at USC Keck, UCLA, University of Washington, through DOVEtransplant.org, and many others.
As in all of life, there are many journeys that lead a person to donate their kidney or part of their liver…. here are some of the stories of being called to heal and saves lives.
Seattle man who donated kidney now climbs world’s highest peaks. Seattleite Bobby McLaughlin wants to show people it’s possible to live an active life after organ donation.
We are so grateful to Good Morning America, The Washington Post, and the many local, regional and national media outlets that felt compelled to spread the message of living organ donation.
The Himalayas of Nepal: one of the most beautiful and powerfully peaceful places we have ever wandered.