Blogger Alan Arnette that he will climb Lhotse this spring and will become the second American to climb all 14 of the world鈥檚 8,000-meter peaks to raise awareness about Alzheimer鈥檚 and money for research.
The , 58, has already summited Manaslu, K2, and Everest, and will have to climb 11 more peaks between now and 2020 to achieve his goal. Arnette lost his mother to Alzheimer鈥檚. So far, he has raised $250,000 for the Cure Alzheimer鈥檚 Fund through his mission,聽. His goal is to raise $1 million.
Arnette will head to Nepal to summit Lhotse, Everest鈥檚 27,940-foot neighbor, . Lhotse and Everest share much of the same route before bifurcating into two separate summits.
Thirty-four people have climbed all 14 8,000-meter peaks. Ed Viesturs, the only American to accomplish the feat, did it on private climbs and without supplemental oxygen.