In February 2004, Amy Micks, a breast cancer survivor, climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro as a personal challenge. It was on the summit her idea for Up Kili was born, as a way to share with other breast cancer survivors, the incredible experience of getting to the summit of the mountain.

On February 21, 2006, Micks will take 30 breast cancer survivors and their friends to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for breast cancer research. Joining Micks on the climb will be Diane Brooks, who lost her aunt and sister to breast cancer; Deryl Empson, husband to Mary Ann; Mary Ann Empson, eight-year survivor; Joanna Chrystal, survivor, will be joined by her daughter Haley; Haley Higdon; John Karagossian; Maria Parusis, whose mother is a survivor; Karen Panzer, survivor; Kathy Ng, four-year survivor; Maggie Loney who lost two sisters to cancer; Marjorie Ramsden, four-year survivor; Tara Dodson, whose aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer; Pamela Jackson, three-year survivor; Pauline Auty, seven-year survivor; Trudie Hynes, whose mother is a seven-year survivor; Shoshana Burgett, diagnosed with breast cancer last year; Valerie Kraus, 10-year survivor; Michael Henry; Sylvia Rak, whose friend is a survivor; Gwen Frankland, 29-year survivor; Alison Curtis, three-year survivor; Deb Wallace, who joins her friend Alison on the climb; Kata Vucovic, 27-year survivor; Cathy Tsilfidis who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and Luc Sabourin, who will be joining Cathy on the climb; and Sue Scharf-Green whose joins friend Karen Panzer on the climb. Eddie Frank, husband of Amy Micks, and Matt Dodson will lead the climb.

On March 2nd, they will reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. A symbolic endeavor of spirit as magnificent as the mountain, of 30 who are surviving breast cancer to conquer a mountain.