Giving Back
2016 Mount Vinson, Antarctica Expedition for the True Patriot Love Foundation.
“We take our democracy and our quality of life for granted sometimes, and we shouldn’t.” - Anthony Longo
Longo preparing for his climb.
CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN do is boil water and put dehydrated food in it. But you get through it and you get home and you eat!” For 2017, the Foundation is planning three shorter destinations of seven to 10 days that will be accessible to more people. Longo’s advice for prospective participants: “pick the destination that has the most personal interest for you, and just do it. Once you jump in, you’ll be forced to be ready physically and to train hard.” Longo remains deeply committed to the cause. “We really need to be supporting our military families,” he urges. “Just because we’re not in combat right now doesn’t mean they don’t need support, because they’re still suffering the effects of the physical injuries they sustained. “We take our democracy and our quality of life for granted sometimes, and we shouldn’t. These are great people, and any time we can help, whether it’s interviewing them for jobs in our companies in senior or manager roles of some kind – they have great skills – we should talk to them about what they do, and try and help them along if we can.”
VINSON MASSIF
is one of the “Seven Summits” – the highest peak on each of the seven continents.
ELEVATION:
4,897m (16,067ft.) DISTANCE FROM THE SOUTH POLE: 1,200km (746 miles)
FIRST ASCENT: 1966
For more information about the Foundation and its activities, visit truepatriotlove.com.
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