Ski Dubai welcomes pole explorer to support Climb for Cancer 2011

As members of the Climb for Cancer team look toward their assault on Mt. Elbrus in Russia on August 31^st, Ski Dubai will lend it’s sub-zero facilities this weekend to help the team prepare for the journey ahead. Adrian Hayes will also visit Ski Dubai to offer his experience and expertise to the climbers, as the fastest man to conquer all three poles, North Pole, South Pole and Mount Everest.

Ski Dubai will host the six members of the Climb for Cancer team for two days and two nights between June 16^th and June 18^th to test their equipment and clothing in the heavy snow conditions the team will face in the extreme cold temperatures of -20C on their 8 day journey to the top.

Now in it’s second year, Climb for Cancer is a charitable initiative set up by Lebanese national Nizar Fakhoury to encourage amateur hikers and adventure seekers to play their part in the fight against cancer, successfully facilitating the care and treatment of two underprivileged cancer patients in 2010 after an intensive three-month awareness campaign around their climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.

“Ski Dubai is incredibly proud to support such a pioneering program that plays an invaluable role in helping those who do not have the financial means to fight such a terrible disease that affects so many. We hope that our facilities at Ski Dubai will help with their preparations for this tremendous undertaking and we wish them the very best for the journey,”said Fahad Al Lawati, Marketing Manager for Ski Dubai.