Press Release: July 11, 2012

Orlando Cancer Survivor Forges Through the Impenetrable To Open a Trail for Cancer Research on the Amazon 5000 Expedition

 

PRESS RELEASE
Orlando, Florida
July 11, 2012

ORLANDO, Florida– The Amazon 5000 - For the Cure foundation, www.amazon5000.com, announced today that special forces veteran and cancer survivor, Mickey Grosman, is making history on the Amazon 5000 Expedition. He has already covered hundreds of miles on his mission to  reignite the fight against cancer and to inspire children currently battling cancer.   

Expedition Team 

Mickey Grosman is currently on Leg 5 out of 12 on his year long, 5,000 mile expedition across the South American continent. This leg is monumental as Mickey will be making history by forging a route where Francisco De Orellana’s famous 1541 El-Dorado voyage was forced to turn back due to the impassable terrain and harsh conditions.

Mickey is leading a courageous team of 6 through the virtually impenetrable terrain of the Eastern Andes through the Sumaco National Park in Ecuador, creating a path through the unexplored region never crossed by man before. This area is notorious for its unrelenting rain, earthquakes and extreme terrain.

By creating this path Mickey will be opening a opportunity for future researchers to study the plant life of this region. 70% of the plants with anti-cancer properties are native to tropical rainforests just like the Sumaco region. It is Mickey’s hope researchers will find in this never before seen vegetation, a cure to cancer.

Mickey crosses river rapids with
Dedication Scroll in hand.

After opening this trail Mickey is descending the brutal Eastern Andes to the tropical rainforest and will continue on the Amazon 5000 expedition, making his way along the Mighty Amazon River and  through the dense jungles of Ecuador, Peru, Columbia and Brazil.

 Along the way he is commemorating those who lost their battle with cancer and honoring current cancer warriors in a dedication ceremony, where he will post their names in a time capsule in the jungle that will not be opened until a cure for cancer is found. 

Through state of the art technology sponsored by Satellite Phone Store, Mickey is able to do live broadcasts from the jungle and communicate with his fans at home and the little warriors battling cancer at Florida Hospital (www.floridahospitalforchildren.com) and with the BASE Camp Children’s Cancer Foundation (www.basecamp.org) . They are partner organizations with Amazon 5000-for the Cure (www.facebook.com/Amazon5000) and the Amazon 5000-Kids Adventure Club (www.facebook.com/groups/TrekkerInspector/).Journalists and fans can track Mickey on The Impossible, Possible Journey by following us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Amazon5000.

To interview Mickey live from the jungle please contact Rachel Perez, Campaign Manager at rperez@amazon5000.com.