The Spirit of 12 on Mt. Rainier
 Three veterans summit Mt. Rainier in July and pose behind the 12 banner: Ryan Job (Navy SEAL) who is blind, Chad Jukes (Army) who lost his leg, and Sgt. Jose Martinez (Marine) who lost his sight. |
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 Camp Patriot Mt. Rainier climb '08, photos by Seacat Photography |
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By Micah Clark Camp Patriot Director/Founder Three combat injured veterans - two blind, one missing his right leg - we are talking about superior performance! All three veterans: Ryan Job, Chad Jukes and Joey Martinez III summited Mt. Rainier. Less than 50% of all climbers make it to the summit of Mt. Rainier. Due to the extraordinary makeup of these vets and their climbing team, the group made the 8-hour grueling climb getting to the summit (14,410 feet). They spent about an hour at the summit, then started their descent about 9 am. and arrived back in Camp Muir at 2:55 pm, for a total climb time of around 12 hours. Many thanks to Mike Flood (V.P. of Community Outreach) from the Seahawks for allowing us to bring the guys down to Qwest Field to meet some of the team staff and receive the 12th Man jerseys to take on the climb! Please keep us in your prayers and tell all you know what Camp Patriot is doing! |
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