by Kirk Alkire | Oct 2, 2020
Sunset from the summit of Gold Star Peak on Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day 2020 I recently spent the night on the summit of Gold Star Peak. In all my years of climbing this mountain, this overnighter was more peaceful and absolutely surreal. Not...
by Gold Star Peak, Inc. | Sep 17, 2020
Members of the 962d Airborne Air Control Squadron “Eyes of the Eagle” reached out a few months ago inquiring about having us assist them with honoring the 25th Anniversary of the E-3B Sentry AWACS (call sign Yukla-27) crash on Elmendorf Air Force Base,...
by Gold Star Peak, Inc. | Sep 14, 2020
Cadets on Summit Yesterday, we assisted a group of future U.S. Army officers (University ROTC Cadets) for a professional development climb up Gold Star Peak. There is a little more to the story than just that. This was also an important lesson for these future leaders...
by Kirk Alkire | Aug 27, 2020
SO1 (SEAL) Devon J. Grube Every one of the packs we provide for our climbers has a notebook stowed in it giving the climber the option to write a note or reflection inside it, so very many have done so too date. There are thank you notes to our team members, personal...
by Kirk Alkire | Aug 21, 2020
COVID19 has made for some logistically challenging adventures this year. We’ve either postponed, rescheduled, or climbed implementing a social distance plan. Despite all of the challenges thrown at us, we’ve still safely reached the summit assisting over 240 climbers...
by Kirk Alkire | Aug 5, 2020
Summit of Gold Star Peak In July 2019, 53 Gold Stars traveled to Alaska with the Navy SEAL Foundation and adventured in Alaska including climbing Gold Star Peak with our team to honor their fallen loved ones. The climb was just a few days shy of the anniversary of the...
by Kirk Alkire | Jul 3, 2020
It’s tough to replicate the kind of physical, emotional, spiritual, and most importantly, the deep soul healing type of therapy that Gold Star Peak provides. For our team, this picture sums up all of those aspects of the journey of grief so very many Gold Stars and...
by Kirk Alkire | May 25, 2020
With almost every traditional gathering to honor our nations fallen this Memorial Day being cancelled, I was thrilled at the request to assist the Army in carrying out a climb to honor the 77 fallen Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne)...
by Kirk Alkire | May 5, 2020
Summit of Gold Star Peak I have a few friends that are former or currently serving U.S. Army Chaplains. Throughout my career, the Chaplains I served with always had a way with being at the right place and time regardless of the situation we were in. They always came...
by Gold Star Peak, Inc. | Mar 30, 2020
Spring is an exciting time of the year for us, it is when our season really begins to ramp up. It is one of our favorite times of the year as the mountain slowly wakes up from the long winters nap, it’s always special as our visits to the summit increase and we watch...
