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Dave Stoessel

Gary Fallesen / Tuesday, March 23, 2021 0 223

Nationality: USA. Occupation: Retired arborist. Missions with C4C: Nepal 2012 and 2014, and Peru 2021.

How long have you climbed? My first true experience was during Mission: Nepal 2012. Type of climbing you do: Mostly hiking. Highlight of climbing career: Mission: Nepal 2012 and 2014.

Dale Brons

Gary Fallesen / Saturday, March 20, 2021 0 320

Nationality: U.S. citizen. Occupation: IT consultant. Missions with C4C: Turkey 2021. How long have you climbed? 30 years. Type of climbing you do: More like hiking than climbing. Class 2 Colorado 14ers; I’ve done a few Class 3 peaks in the past. Highlight of climbing career: Hiking the Middle Teton in Wyoming with some of our kids.

Mark Tarnow

Gary Fallesen / Wednesday, August 5, 2020 0 476

Mark plays the drums in the worship team at his church in Canon City, CO. Nationality: USA. Occupation: Real estate appraiser. Missions with C4C: Nepal 2020. How long have you climbed? Just a brief foray with rock climbing in Wales in 1987. Type of climbing you do: Not rock climbing; just stairs...

Holly DeSmitt

Gary Fallesen / Tuesday, June 30, 2020 0 622

Nationality: USA. Occupation: Systems engineer. Missions with C4C: Ararat 2020. How long have you climbed? I have always felt at home in the mountains, but I started getting more serious about hiking and trekking in the past four years. Hiking and trekking. Highlight of climbing career: Climbing snow-covered mountains at 11,000 feet in the Rockies.

Missy Jean Dedrick

Gary Fallesen / Tuesday, February 25, 2020 0 1332

Nationality: United States of America. Occupation: Development director, Climbing For Christ. Missions with C4C: Morocco 2017 and Turkey 2019. How long have you climbed? Nine years. Type of climbing you do: Hiking/trekking. Highlight of climbing career: Probably Mission: Morocco. It was amazing to discover that my hobby of hiking could be useful for the Kingdom.

Mike Wall

Gary Fallesen / Tuesday, February 25, 2020 0 3008

Nationality: USA. Occupation: Collegiate minister with Christian Challenge at Fort Lewis College, Climbing For Christ Western Slope Coordinator, ski instructor. Missions with C4C: Peru 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020; Philippines 2013 and 2014, and “Possible” 2009, 2010 and 2011. ...

Laura Copper

Gary Fallesen / Friday, February 14, 2020 0 840

Laura sharing Jesus with children in the Amazon rainforest. Nationality: American. Occupation: Teacher. Missions with C4C: Malawi 2020. How long have you climbed? Growing up in Colorado, I have loved the beautiful mountains He created all my life. Type of climbing you do: Hiking. Highlight of c...

Elaine Fallesen

Gary Fallesen / Friday, February 14, 2020 0 11340

Elaine Fallesen and a widow enjoying the moment in rural Malawi after taking a grand tour of her new home, one of more than three dozen homes for forgotten widows rebuilt through Climbing For Christ in 2017. Nationality: USA. Occupation: Women's and Family Ministry/Communications Director, Climbi...

Gary Fallesen

Gary Fallesen / Friday, February 14, 2020 0 32850

Nationality: American of Danish descent. Occupation: Missionary. Missions with C4C: Dominican Republic 2005; Haiti 2006, 2007 (twice), 2008, 2009 (twice), 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; Indonesia 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018 and 2019; Kilimanjaro 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 201...

Steve Quakenbush

Gary Fallesen / Friday, February 14, 2020 0 4875

Dr. Steve caring for one of the many ill in the mountains of Haiti. Nationality: American. Occupation: Physician’s assistant. Missions with C4C: Haiti 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, and Malawi 2017 and 2020. How long have you climbed? On and off for 30 years. Type of ...

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