The Northern Climb 2026

What This Is About

The Northern Climb is a six-week, northbound alpine journey taking place in Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon during July–August 2026.
 

The climb includes:

• Eight non-technical alpine ascents
• Over 31,000 feet of total elevation — the equivalent of Mount Everest
• Intentional, non-competitive movement under real-world load

This is not a race.
It’s not a competition.

It’s a movement rooted in clarity, resilience, and showing up — steadily — when life carries pressure.

The Cause Behind the Climb

YouMattyr Foundation is a Canadian nonprofit organization focused on prevention-based emotional wellbeing, clarity, and leadership support: for people who look “fine” on the outside — but are quietly carrying more responsibility, pressure, and emotional load than most systems are designed to support.

 

The YouMattyr Foundation creates programs and initiatives centered around:

• Youth development 
• Adults under pressure 
• First responders and service-oriented individuals 
• Prevention-based clarity education

 

This work is not crisis response.
It’s not therapy.
It’s prevention.

Because most people don’t break suddenly — they drift.  The Foundation’s work helps interrupt that drift.

Why This Matters to Me

I’m involved because I’ve seen how common it is for capable, responsible people to keep pushing — while slowly losing clarity, self-trust, and emotional steadiness.

 

They keep showing up.
They keep functioning.
And they quietly pay for it internally.

 

The YouMattyr Foundation is one of the few organizations I’ve seen that takes prevention seriously — that supports people before things become labels, diagnoses, or emergencies.

 

That matters to me.

 

So I’m choosing to support the Northern Climb — and I’m asking you to consider supporting it too.

Northern Climb 2026

When & Where

When: July–August 2026

Where: Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon

Format: Non-competitive, non-technical alpine climbs + community participation

 

Full details, updates, and participation options are available here:

The Northern Climb 2026

Donations

Donations support the YouMattyr Foundation’s general operations, helping fund prevention-based programs for youth, adults, and service-oriented communities.

 

👉 Donate via the official GoFundMe campaign
 

Important:
If you’re donating in support of me (see Ambassador list below), please include the Ambassador’s name in the GoFundMe donation comment, for example:

 

“Ambassador: [My Name] – Northern Climb"

Participation is personal, flexible, and non-competitive.

Participate Through Movement (Anywhere)

You don’t need to join the alpine climbs to participate.

 

Many supporters choose to:

• Walk, hike, or train intentionally during the climb period
• Complete their own elevation or movement challenge
• Move alongside friends, family, or coworkers
• Use gym equipment (stairs, incline, cardio) to mirror the climb effort

 

If you’d like to register your own movement-based participation and fundraise in support of the Northern Climb, you can do so directly through YouMattyr

Share This With Someone Else

If donating or participating isn’t possible right now, sharing still matters.

 

Passing this on helps normalize conversations around clarity, emotional wellbeing, and supporting people before crisis.