Conrad Anker Instagram – @whitmoreandrew works with rocks. If you’ve driven around Western United States there is a good chance Andrew has worked on section of highway you’ve driven. As a high scaler (professional trundler) he makes sure the choss doesn’t end up in the grill of you car.
Climb around southwest Montana and Andrew’s handiwork as a route developer is ever present. Andrew is one of the “silent crushers” around here. Over the years Andrew and Zana @zuzanadrobnik have contributed to our community.
While it would be sweet to share beta for crags we have worked on together, today’s post is about life and the challenges we continually face.
This past winter Andrew was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. For a man with boundless energy and a love of nature this is a tough set back.
Zana and Silas are with Andrew in Oregon. As we all know – “cancer sucks”. Treatment is along the lines of poisoning (chemotherapy), burning (radiation therapy) or cutting (surgery). Andrew is taking all this like he does climbing – one move at a time.
Climbing is about teamwork. We share a similar goal and work towards the summit as a team. We come together and help each other out. For Andrew and his family, as he stares down the “route” of cancer, it’s more than building a tent platform or getting snow for the stove. Collectively we have the opportunity to help out.
While we send thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery, our medical system doesn’t accept thoughts and prayers. There is a real cost to this. This is where we come together as a community. It’s our responsibility and our insurance net that we accept when we find community. It could be us next.
If you have a moment and would like to pay it forward into our community net, please consider a donation to Andrew, Zana and Silas.
We are all in this together.
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