Description
Please join us for a special reunion of Hike for a Cure families and friends as we take on two mighty challenges:
- Hike from Yosemite valley to "Histio Lookout" overlooking Half Dome
- Support and encourage Histiocytosis families and researchers
Hiking 19 mi and 4800 ft is hard. Fighting Histiocytosis is so much harder. Together we can do it!
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About the Hike
Our 22nd and final H4AC was in 2022. Early October has been kind of quiet since then, so we thought it was time for a H4AC reunion in Yosemite. We invite you to join us to celebrate 22 years of special times with this amazing community.
Arrive in Yosemite on Friday or Saturday. Saturday night we'll gather for dinner at the Curry Village cafeteria, included in your registration, and then move to the amphitheater for the H4AC Opening presentation. There will be much to remember and celebrate that night.
Sunday morning we leave before dawn to tackle one of Yosemite's most challenging hikes. With each step on the 17 mile journey we are reminded of the exhausting, seemingly never-ending journey faced by those fighting histiocytosis. The hike is hard - no doubt. Fighting histiocytosis is so much harder.
Sunday night over dinner we will relax and enjoy with our traditional soup and salad dinner, talk over the highlights of the day, and no doubt share many memories from our previous hikes. Finally on Monday, we pack up and say goodbye to our histio friends.
Donations from hikers and friends and family are always welcome. Once you complete registration you will be invited to make a donation to support the research and clinical trials that continue at Texas Children's Hospital as they work to advance the cures they have developed for histiocytosis. We will also provide a link for your friends and family that sponsored you in the past to do so again if they are inspired by your plans!
Our objective has always been to have a cure for histiocytosis in place by 2021 - twenty years after our first H4AC. We are proud to say that this community, in partnership with the Histio Cure Foundation and the researchers at Texas Children's Hospital, have reached this goal. We look forward to seeing you in Yosemite for this celebration of success!
Ron, Colleen and Anton
Place
9010 Curry Village Drive
Yosemite Valley, CA US 95389
Hike Weekend Detail
Departing before dawn and hiking 19 miles and 4800 vertical feet to Histio Lookout (our special spot on the Clouds Rest trail) in one day is an intense, physical challenge. Yet in the company of enthusiastic and determined friends, family and kids you may be quite surprised by what you can accomplish.
Our goal is to come together as a community to reunite with H4AC friends and family from past hikes. Working together we will once again accomplish something bigger than what we can do working alone: surmount a daunting physical challenge and provide support for histiocytosis families and researchers.
SCHEDULE
Friday 10/10/22
- 4:30 - 9pm Check-in
Saturday 10/11/22
- 2:00 - 5:00pm Check-in
- 5:00 - 6:00pm Community Dinner
- 6:15 - 7:30pm Opening Presentation
Sunday 10/16/22 - HIKE DAY!
- 6:00 - 9:00am Hikers depart
- 4:00 - 8:00pm Hikers return
- 6:00 - 8:30pm Celebration dinner at Curry Village back patio
Monday 10/17/22
- 8:00 - 10:00am Goodbyes!
LODGING
We stay in a block of tent cabins in Curry Village, near H4AC headquarters. Details on how to book your cabin within the block and secure the group rate will be in the infomational email you receive upon registration.
HIKER INFORMATION PACKET
After you register you will receive by email a detailed Hiker Packet that should help answer your questions and prepare for a successful hike.
Hike Contact Info
If you have any questions about this hike, click the button below.
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Hike Website
Additional hike information can be found at http://hikeforacure.us.
