R.A. Dickey has a mountain to climb
R.A. Dickey will be inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame on Jan 18, 2012 in Knoxville, but before that he has a mountain to climb, literally. He plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in an effort to raise awareness of the issue of human trafficking in India.
- "I don't think there's really any lethal risk to doing it," ... "It's not like it's Everest." -- Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey
- A Climb and a CauseBy RA DICKEY RA Dickey, the Mets pitcher, will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in January, in part to raise awareness for the Bombay Teen Challen...
- He hopes to reach the 19,300 feet summit Mount Kilimanjaro on Jan. 14, 2012.
Sources say RA Dickey will go forward with charity climb up Mount Kilimanjaro ...BY Peter Botte The NY Mets say they can void RA Dickey's contract if he gets hurt scaling Mount Kilimanjaro next month. RA Dickey wil...
Mets | RA Dickey trying to climb KilimanjaroNew York Mets SP RA Dickey will attempt to climb Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest free-standing mountain on Earth, in Januar...
Be sure to follow RA Dickey's ( @RADickey43 ) blog in the NY Times as he climbs Kilimanjaro bats.blogs.nytimes.com/author/r-a-dic… #mets- And, Dickey has been donated technology for the trip that will allow him to document his climb in real time.
RA Dickey to scale Mt. Kilimanjaro.By Dave Searles, NJ.com fan blogger Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerMets pitcher RA Dickey understands what it means to be a role model. He i...
Mets warning won't stop assault on KilimanjaroApparently, there's no stopping New York Mets pitcher RA Dickey from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro next week. The Mets sent him a letter...
@RADickey43 Saw the story on CNN about your trek to Kilimanjaro -- awesome mission and awesome cause! Good luck!!!- Dickey is attempting to raise $100,000 for a group called Bombay Teen Challenge that will use the money to build health clinic in the red-light district of Mumbai, India. He's over halfway to his goal.
@RADickey43 On behalf of the Human Trafficking Awareness Council we wish you the best of luck on your climb for a great cause! Stay safe!
Mount Kilimanjaro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaKilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania and t...
Howard: If only sports scandals of 2011 would signal end to 'whatever it takes'2011 may yet be remembered as the year that sports finally began realizing its Whatever it takes credo is too unconscionable to justify.- Dickey is the only three-time First Team All-American in Tennessee baseball history (1994-96). He was a two-time first team All-SEC selection and an academic All-American. He had a 3.35 GPA. And, oh yeah, he was a member of 1996 Olympic baseball team that won a bronze medal in Atlanta.
