by Kirk Alkire | Aug 21, 2020
COVID19 has made for some logistically challenging adventures this year. We’ve either postponed, rescheduled, or climbed implementing a social distance plan. Despite all of the challenges thrown at us, we’ve still safely reached the summit assisting over 240 climbers...
by Kirk Alkire | Aug 5, 2020
Summit of Gold Star Peak In July 2019, 53 Gold Stars traveled to Alaska with the Navy SEAL Foundation and adventured in Alaska including climbing Gold Star Peak with our team to honor their fallen loved ones. The climb was just a few days shy of the anniversary of the...
by Kirk Alkire | Jul 3, 2020
It’s tough to replicate the kind of physical, emotional, spiritual, and most importantly, the deep soul healing type of therapy that Gold Star Peak provides. For our team, this picture sums up all of those aspects of the journey of grief so very many Gold Stars and...
by Kirk Alkire | May 25, 2020
With almost every traditional gathering to honor our nations fallen this Memorial Day being cancelled, I was thrilled at the request to assist the Army in carrying out a climb to honor the 77 fallen Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne)...
by Kirk Alkire | May 5, 2020
Summit of Gold Star Peak I have a few friends that are former or currently serving U.S. Army Chaplains. Throughout my career, the Chaplains I served with always had a way with being at the right place and time regardless of the situation we were in. They always came...
