Blue Tent Sponsors Summit for Life Race

This past Saturday night was the 3rd annual Summit for Life race in Aspen, Colorado. The event draws athletes from across the state to participate in the uphill race & raise awareness about the importance of organ and tissue donation. This was the first year Blue Tent sponsored a racer in the event.

The event was first started by Olympic athlete Chris Klug, who after being diagnosed with a rare liver disease, overcame the illness by an organ transplant. Chris later went on to win a bronze medal for snowboarding in 2002.

The Summit for Life is a nighttime race from the base of Aspen Mountain to the resort's summit - a climb of 3,267 feet over some 2.5 miles. Racers can use their preferred choice of lighting - headlamp, flashlight, etc. - to find their way and whatever non-motorized equipment - snowshoes, skins, or other creative means - to get up the hill.