We invite you along on a monumental journey with approximately 100 cancer survivors, musicians, mountaineers and supporters to, once again, celebrate our “Climb Back From Cancer(TM)”. 
This event will bring Love Hope and Strength to the people of Peru and to the world. Machu Picchu is probably the most famous archaeological site in all of the Americas. It is certainly one of the most amazing places anywhere on earth and was recently voted one of the ‘Seven New Wonders of the World’. The Love Hope Strength Foundation has selected Peru as a destination because of its natural beauty and wonderment. Meghan Buchanan is an Aerospace Engineer with Lockheed Martin in Denver, Co. Leading Spacecraft Survivability, she works on the newly awarded NASA Orion CEV contract (the next generation of manned space flight). When she’s not building rockets, most of Meghan’s time is spent training and racing outdoors, bending in yoga, traveling, spending time with friends, working on her masters in engineering, or finding the perfect Brunello. 
Her passion for the outdoors started as a child, hiking the 14ers of Colorado with her father. Since then, she has trekked the Annapurna region of Nepal, areas of Thailand, summited Kilimanjaro, and hiked to Kalapathar, Everest with LHS last year. Traveling and experiencing the world is what drives her. If you can hike it, mountain bike, yoga, run, sea kayak, snowboard, or scuba it; she’s in. Meghan enjoys training for ½ marathons and mountain sport triathlons. Balancing her out, Meghan loves to read non-fiction, will travel the world for a big red wine, runs with bulls in Spain, loves massages and pedicures with the girls, and adores her sister and two puppies.
Her achievements include: 5280’s Top Hottest Singles of Denver, Reebok Alliance winner of Women Who Defy Convention, 2nd place at the Xterra Mountain Championship sport Triathlon 30-35, served on the board of Engineers Without Borders, the board of The American Wine Society of Denver, president of her HOA, numerous achievement awards for engineering, and some modeling. After Everest last year, she is ready for Peru!
Her Passion to raise cancer awareness is also strong. At age 8, Meghan lost her grandmother to several types of cancer. Recently, Her Aunt Barbara beat her third form of cancer (tough woman!). She feels it is everyone’s responsibility to fight this disease whether you have it or not. Not only are you helping people you love, but could be saving your own life in the future.
This trip is dedicated in memory of her father, Hal Norwood Buchanan, who gave her the love of the outdoors and the heart to help others. Love Hope Strength!
“Accept opportunities, they’re sitting in your lap”.
http://www.perurocks.org/trek-details/ Please join us in raising money for Love Hope Strength Foundation and the INEN Cancer Center in Peru. Money raised will go toward Colleen and Meghan’s donation required for eligibility to trek Machu Picchu with LHS this October. Plus, SPECIAL GUESTS! Meet some of your 08′ LHS trekkers! Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHSF) is an international charity with chapters in the US, UK and Australia. Founded by leukemia survivors Mike Peters of the Welsh rock band the Alarm and President of CSI Entertainment James Chippendale with the goal of providing all cancer patients with the same opportunities that they had, including access to information, quality cancer treatment and the best medication available.
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