🌄 The Better Everyday Mountain Challenge
Supporting FRIENDS of Broomfield and the I/DD Community
SHARING THE BURDEN
The more people pledge, the more weight the team carries together.
This summer, James Anderson and the Better Everyday team are taking on Mount Quandary, one of Colorado’s most iconic 14er climbs, in support of FRIENDS of Broomfield.
Rising to 14,265 feet, Mount Quandary demands roughly 6.75 miles round trip and 3,450 feet of elevation gain on the standard East Ridge route. It’s a relentless climb through thin air, steep terrain, and a summit that must be earned. That’s exactly why it’s the perfect mountain for this mission.
FRIENDS of Broomfield is in danger of losing critical financial support for programs serving individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD).
That’s why the Better Everyday team is stepping in to help carry the weight.
This climb symbolizes the invisible burdens many individuals with I/DD and their families carry every day—physical, emotional, social, and financial. But it also represents something even more powerful:
No one should have to carry it alone.
Every team member will carry weight up Mount Quandary together, and the more people pledge, the more weight they carry.
YOUR PLEDGE ADDS TO THE LOAD
For every $1,000 pledged, the team’s total carry load increases by 30 pounds.
- $1,000 = 30 lb
- $2,000 = 60 lb
- $3,000 = 90 lb
- $4,000 = 120 lb
- $5,000 = 150 lb
- $6,000 = 180 lb
- $7,000 = 210 lb
- $8,000 = 240 lb
- $9,000 = 270 lb
- $10,000 = 300 lb
That weight will be shared across the team, symbolizing what happens when a community comes together to lift one another up.
Every dollar raised helps protect adaptive fitness, life skills, community engagement, and daily support programs that families count on.
STEP IN. HELP SHARE THE BURDEN.
Every pledge adds weight.
Every teammate helps carry it.
Every dollar protects life-changing programs.
Join the challenge today and help decide how much weight the team carries up Mount Quandary.
Because even life’s biggest challenges become victories when the burden is shared by people who care.
—James Anderson, CSCS
FRIENDSgiving Champions
Christine Balzano
Jan 16, 2026
Colorado, US
Jane McCabe
Jan 13, 2026
Colorado, US
Steven Anderson
Dec 8, 2025
Colorado, US
Jackie Cork
Dec 3, 2025
Colorado, US
Sam Luedke
Dec 2, 2025
Colorado, US
“Go James! Go!”
Mary Copeland
Nov 25, 2025
Colorado, US
“jeep making the world a better place!”
Ben Van Deusen
Nov 24, 2025
California, US
Karen Anderson
Nov 22, 2025
Colorado, US
Deb Britton
Nov 22, 2025
Colorado, US
“What a wonderful thing to do James! I love the symbolism. You rock!!”
JANE FETTIG
Nov 21, 2025
Colorado, US
“lets go James!”
Samuel White
Nov 20, 2025
Colorado, US
Nicole Jones
Nov 19, 2025
Colorado, US
“Kudos to you James! Great charity coupled with a physical challenge worthy of your athletic ability. Here's to 50 POUNDS!”
Steve Erickson
Nov 19, 2025
Colorado, US
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