FOR THE PAST 22 years, the third Saturday in September has been one of the most sacred days of the year in terms of fundraisers here in Mount Washington Valley — it's the day of Jen’s Friends Climb Against Cancer.
That’s true again today. And while the 23rd Climb Against Cancer is taking place, and a few hikers are being allowed to make the climb up Mount Cranmore in person, according to Jen’s Friends first vice president Heather Phillips, it is happening in a virtual form for most, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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