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GORAN KROPP MEMORIAL FUND | Established 2006 | "Its all upstairs."
Established in 2006, in honor of Goran Kropp’s unparalleled courage and ambition and his passion for adventure, the Goran Kropp Memorial Fund is established to support those who venture to challenge their inner core. For so many who love the outdoors Goran was, and still is, a true inspiration.
About Goran
Goran Kropp is recognized around the world for his epic 1996 adventure when he rode his bike 7,000 miles from Sweden to Nepal, climbed Everest alone without supplemental oxygen and biked home. He was a mountaineering prodigy and trained eight arduous years before attempting this unfathomable adventure. Goran's quote to me (Peter Woodring) when I asked him what it took to physically achieve what he did. "It's all upstairs... it's all in the mind."
Sadly, Goran fell to his death while rock climbing outside of Seattle Washington on September 30, 2002.
He moved to Seattle with his finance, Renata Chlumska, to train for a 10,000 mile kayaking and hiking circumnavigation of the United States. This trek around the US was simply going to be a warm-up for Goran's ultimate adventure. He wanted to sail solo from Seattle to the Antarctica, ski unsupported to the South Pole and back and sail home. Renata successfully completed her circumnavigation of the United States September 14th, 2006. It was a great accomplishment and a tribute to her beloved Goran. Renata now resides in Sweden.
In honor of Goran's unparalleled courage and ambition and for his passion for adventure, the Goran Kropp Memorial Fund is established to support those who venture to challenge their inner core. He was, and still is, a true inspiration.
Click here for Goran Kropp on Wikipedia.
Click here for a 5-minute Video Tribute.
To read about his extraordinary Everest adventure purchase Goran Kropp's personal memoir, "Ultimate High".
Recipients:
- 2007 - "Biking for a Better World"
Fund Administrators:
- Peter Woodring
- Mark Leary
Donations:
All donations to the Goran Kropp Memorial Fund (a division of CHARITYSMITH) are tax deductible in accordance with federal tax laws. Donations can be made using one of the following secure methods:
- By mail: send your donation check payable to:
Goran Kropp Memorial Fund
c/o CHARITYSMITH Nonprofit Foundation
PO Box 7377, Menlo Park, CA 94025 - At Wells Fargo Bank: donations can be deposited directly to the Goran Kropp Memorial Fund. For account information, please contact CHARITYSMITH at 800-276-6546.
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- Online: donate with a credit card or PayPal/Google Checkout account by clicking one of the links below or by calling 800-276-6546.
- Thank you for your tax-deductible donation. If you make your donation online through PayPal, you will receive an immediate electronic receipt of your donation which you can print out and keep for your records. If you mail in your donation using a personal check, you will receive in the mail a receipt of tax deductible donation to CHARITYSMITH's Goran Kropp Memorial Fund in the first week of the month following your donation.
- (This memorial fund is established as a division of CHARITYSMITH Nonprofit Foundation EIN 87-0636433. CHARITYSMITH is dedicated to the creation and governing of memorial endeavors. All donations are tax deductible in accordance with federal tax laws. If you have any questions regarding this donation or memorial fund, please contact CHARITYSMITH at your convenience.)