destinations: unknown

12/03/2011

Safara Village

12/02/2011

Good luck to Mckenzie Montazemi, our first female DU team member and original inspiration, as she leaps into action in tomorrow's Warrior Dash in Deerfield Beach, Florida! She is raising support for Operation Homefront (OH), which provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors. To check out her team profile, go to: http://destinationsunknown.org/category/destinations-team-blogs/mckenzie-montazemi/

destination unknown: The Warrior Dashdate: December 3, 2011cause: Operation Homefront (www.operationhomefront.net/currentneeds.aspx)age: 29current residency: Delray Beach, FLemployer: AstraZeneca

07/26/2011

Good luck to Kirk Nelson, who for his second DU will climb to new heights this week when he climbs Mt. Katahdin, the tallest mountain in Maine at 5,268 SF. To learn more about Kirk's DU or the great charity he's supporting called First Descents, go to: http://destinationsunknown.org/category/destinations-team-blogs/kirk-nelson/

The adventure began on Friday, August 13th at 10:30AM after driving two hours north from our hotel in Manchester, NH. Chip Seidle, my trusty guide, and I decided to take the “Old Bridle Path” up to the Greenleaf Hut (our lodging for 2 evenings). The Old Bridle Path is one of the more challenging p

12/22/2010

Warmest wishes for the holidays from DU. Thanks to your support DU reached a new milestone of $15,000 raised since inception for three great charities. Here's to achieving new heights in 2011!

10/20/2010

10/14/2010

10/12/2010

On deck are Andrew Sterling and Miguel Alcivar, who will take on the Austin 70.3 Half-Ironman Triathlon and the Hill Country's infamous "Quadzilla" this Sunday in support of First Descents, a cancer-related charity. To learn more about First Descents go to: http://teamfd.firstdescents.org/2010/fd/teamdoyle/

Destinations unknown (destinationsunknown.org) is an organization that challenges you to pursue a personal dream, or destination, and in the process raise support for an unknown cause that is important to you.

10/12/2010

Hats off to Kirk Nelson who has raised $1,875 and climbing for the Ross Family Fund, a leukemia-related charity based in Atlanta. To learn more about his ascent to the peak of Mt. Lafayette you can check out Kirk's profile at http://destinationsunknown.org/category/destinations-team-blogs/kirk-nelson/.

The adventure began on Friday, August 13th at 10:30AM after driving two hours north from our hotel in Manchester, NH. Chip Seidle, my trusty guide, and I decided to take the “Old Bridle Path” up to the Greenleaf Hut (our lodging for 2 evenings). The Old Bridle Path is one of the more challenging p...

08/05/2010

In the spirit of DU, Kirk plans to reach new heights by climbing to the highest peak in the Franconia Range, Mt. Lafayette, which stands 5,260 SF tall. You can check out Kirk's profile at: http://destinationsunknown.org/category/destinations-team-blogs/kirk-nelson/

destination unknown: Climb Mount Lafayette and the Franconia Rangedate: August 12-15, 2010cause:Midtown Mission – “Ross Family Fund” (leukemia)age: 31current residency: Delray Beach, FLemployer:CB Richard Ellis(commercial real estate)

08/05/2010

Lookout! Kirk Nelson has plotted a course for the summit of Mt. Lafayette in the Franconia Range in New Hampshire, which he will climb from August 12-15 in support of the Midtown Mission – “Ross Family Fund,” a leukemia-related charity based in Atlanta.

08/05/2010

DU would like to recognize Brett Doyle for his amazing achievement both in conquering his first Ironman triathlon in an impressive 11:48:13 and raising a record $4,700 for First Descents

06/25/2010

DU wishes the best of luck to Brett Doyle, who will take on the biggest race of his life in this Sunday's Ford Ironman Triathlon in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to raise support for First Descents, a charity that runs extreme-oriented activity camps for people battling cancer. In addition to being DU's first Ironman triathlete, Brett has raised nearly $4,000 for this worthy cause. To learn more about it go to: http://www.firstdescents.org/.

In 2001, ten young adults took to the rivers of Colorado in whitewater kayaks. For seven days, they learned the basics of the sport, eventually conquering Class III rapids before the week’s end. They were there to prove themselves and to prove a point: that cancer, no matter how aggressive, dormant,...