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Kim Reynolds, a world-class ice climber, believes the outdoors is a powerful tool capable of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual transformation. Her program, Mind Over Mountains, runs retreats for women that combine activities such as hiking, yoga, and spa services with personal life coaching sessions.

Isis partners with Mind Over Mountains to give back to the women who give so much. Our Goddess Scholarship Fund sends one woman per year on a retreat with Mind Over Mountains. It’s our way of honoring women who sacrifice for their families, neighbors, and communities; women who perform good deeds large and small; women who act without expectation of recognition.

Do you know a goddess? To nominate a woman please send us a story of 500 words or less describing a woman you know whose life would be enhanced by the outdoors. Please send all nominations by April 30, 2009 to: isisfund@isisforwomen.com.

photo credit: Sequoia Pettengell

This year, Isis is sending two members of its team on the journey. Megan Shrestha, Marketing Coordinator, will take to the mountain for her first climb along with Linda Morton, our Northwest Sales Representative. To learn more about their stories and to show your support, please visit Megan’s fundraising page and/or Linda’s fundraising page.

Her mother. His sister. Her friend. His wife. Herself. The group at the top of Mt. Shasta is there for different reasons but the same cause. Climb Against the Odds is a daunting fundraiser, a test that requires grace, bravery, and strength - the same qualities breast cancer ignites in the people it impacts.

The Breast Cancer Fund fights back by seeking to eliminate the environmental causes of the disease. The determined women who run the organization work to eradicate unsafe cosmetics, dangerous environmental substances and other proven links to breast cancer.

The climb spans 14, 612 vertical feet to a snow-covered summit. Each year, we carefully outfit the team in winter gear with the features they need to battle cold, ice, wind, and even falling boulders.

It takes strength to fight breast cancer. It takes strength to Climb Against the Odds. And we’re proud to support the fighters and the climbers however we can.

Only on a Best of Both Adventures journey will you participate in, not one, but a range of activities that let you tap into your potential and experience a trip of a lifetime.  Patagonia, Panama, Puerto Rico, Kenya.  Join us for a trip of a lifetime.

The mission of Medicine’s Global is simple – to inspire adventure travelers to give back to the places they visit by delivering small amounts of basic first aid supplies to designated medical clinics and community health posts along their journeys.

Janice and Johana Belson are a dynamic mother-daughter pair who run this organization. They feel that everybody deserves a band-aid and antibacterial cream, even those in the most remote regions of the world. So each year they take a team of Youth Ambassadors from inner city LA to Nepal to deliver hundreds of supplies to remote villages.

The Borealis Paddling Expedition began as a collaborative vision of five young women. Their passion for wilderness travel prompted a three-month canoe expedition through the remote Barrenlands of Nunavut, Canada to raise money in support of wilderness trips for other young people. They raised over $50,000 during their first trip and have sent one at-need camper to Camp Manito-wish each summer since.

Their second journey began in June and they have been paddling from the Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean. They've encountered grizzly bears, caribou, and many other challenges as they've moved through different landscapes, navigated by map and compass, and camped for 2 months.

For more information visit their website www.borealispaddlingexpedition.com.

To track their progress and hear their stories visit their blog www.borealispaddlingexpediton.com/2008blog

Sacred Treks: Tour du Mont Blanc

July 26-August 2, 2009

The celebrated trek around Mont Blanc is undoubtedly one of the great treks of the world. From its mighty massif, the roof of Western Europe, seven valleys spread out into France, Italy, and Switzerland. Travelers will experience the culture, language, customs, and cuisine of each of these countries as they go.

As part of the journey, travelers are expected to raise $5000 for breast cancer prevention. These trips are organized by Expert Himalayan Guide Cathy Ann Taylor, a long time supporter, Strong Voice, climber, and Hero of the Breast Cancer Fund.

To register, contact Cathy Ann Taylor at
Cattara - Adventures with Insight
cathyann@cattara.com or call 415-331-9539

Hope For Women is committed to providing sustainable employment for economically disadvantaged women worldwide. They offer unique Fair Trade products exclusively made by women. Every woman is paid a fair, livable wage under safe and healthy working conditions.

Hope For Women is currently working with almost 100 women artisans in India, El Salvador and Colombia. Each woman is using this opportunity to take control of their lives and to create a better future for themselves and their families.

For more information visit their website at www.hopeforwomen.com