Author: Jerry Roberts

  Pat Ament said, "When you ride your bike, you're working your legs, but your mind is on a treadmill. When you play chess, your mind is clicking along, but your body is stagnating. Climbing brings it together in a beautiful, magical way. The adrenaline is flowing, and it's flowing all the time.” While climbing … Continue reading Big Wall Dreams~~ Chance Ronemus

Hi Jerry & the George Fund.. Chance had a very successful day of big wall training yesterday (MAY 18, 2014). It really … I would like to thank the Board of The George Gardner Scholarship Fund for assisting my son, Chance, prepare for Climbing the walls of Yosemite this summer. On his own Chance initiated … Continue reading A very kind letter from Kyle Ronemus, father of Chance Ronemus

I’d like to share with you my adventures that GGSF made possible. The price of an individual lesson was cost prohibitive so without the GGSF, I wouldn’t have been able to participate at all.  I was able to climb and learn with an awesome EXUM climbing guide who took me up on my first multi-pitch … Continue reading A scholarship to climb with the pros…….

May of 2013, the George Gardner Scholarship Fund Board of Directors met to peruse over Ouray County student scholarship applications.  We spent most of an afternoon hashing them over and trying to decide who qualified, who really earned consideration, who would benefit the most from financial assistance.  After hours of rereading and discussing all options … Continue reading George Gardner Scholarship Fund Awards Scholarships — 2013