Andrew Couzens (left) will be “Everesting” on Friday, Aug. 12 on the Gibsons bypass to raise money for this year’s Ride to Conquer Cancer.
Everesting is where a person rides their bike to an elevation gain of 8,848m in a single run. Couzens will be starting in the late afternoon and completing 54 laps – he’s shooting for an even 10,000m – taking approximately 18 to 22 hours to complete and ending at Persephone Brewing when it opens at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Couzen’s mom was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer last April. He said he wanted to do something positive and to raise money for a cancer charity.
To donate to Couzen’s Everesting challenge, visit his fundraiser page on www.conquercancer.ca
Follow this direct link to his page: http://tinyurl.com/zpw36uy
The Ride to Conquer Cancer is Aug. 27 and 28 this year. Donations can be made up until the day before the race.
As of Wednesday, Couzens had raised nearly $2,000.
