Hike on hold, working on new projects
Departing Hart Plaza at 10:00am
on Saturday March 21st, Be there
at 9:00am and meet Ty!
Ty Hover hits the evening news
Departure March 21st, 2009
On May 21, 2009, I was forced to turn back after suffering succesive low blood sugar reactions over the course of 3 days, in
the Canadian wilderness approximately 40 miles south of Wawa, Ont, Ca. These were brought on by several factors, heat exhaustion,
dehydration, and the fact I was only able to eat once a day due to pack weight and a severe lack of funds. Also due to the fact that
there is nowhere between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa to resupply at.
I was taken to the hospital in The Soo, Ont for a couple hours and eventually moved to War Memorial Hospital in Soo, Mi for the rest
of the night. I would like to thank the ER staff and the rest of the staff at War Memorial for their treatment of me and help in making
sure I returned home. I would especially like to thank a Dr Benson, who was on duty at the hospital that evening and is actually a doctor
at St Johns hospital here in SE Michigan. He was on rotation in the Soo that week.
For those of you that have supported me during this and given your money and some their time and professional expertise, I would like
to say "Thank You" and that this is not the end.
While, I may have failed in my attempt, this time, to reach Alaska, this trip has brought many things to light for me. The most important
thing being the fact that I cannot do this alone, safely. I must have other people with me, both for my safety and my peace of mind. Not
talking to people for days on end is rather maddening. The route is another factor. The TCT is NOT completed around the northern shore of
Lake Superior. It is, by their own addmision at the TCT offices, the most "desolate" stretch of the TCT in all of Canada.
This is what is going to happen. I hope to return to the trail in April 2010. The route will be altered to follow along US 2 and other
various UP trails, west. I hope to continue west until western Montana or Idahoe. There, I will turn north and take the TCT to Whitehorse,
Yukon, where I can then head due west to Anchorage. But, this will not be done alone. I am not going to go with no less than 4 other
experienced people. This way, pack weight can be greatly reduced, there is a "team" enviroment, and there is great safety in numbers
(especially for a type I diabetic of 30 years).
This is the plan. But as of right now, I am NOT accepting donations. I do not feel comfortable accepting donations until I have a solid
plan in place. I also must get through bankruptcy too, because I have spent nearly every penny I have on this. So, I need the time to
straighten a few things out.
I do aplogize for not letting everyone know I was home sooner. But I have had to take care of a few personal issues and physical issues,
before I felt comfortable making the announcement that I had failed.
I do hope that you will continue to have faith in me and support me as I continue to chase this endeavour and continue to fight to try
and bring awareness to what each and every diabetic is going through each and every minute of every day.
Updates will still be coming, so please check back here for them. Also, if you wish to go with me next year, please contact me at
ultimatehike@gmail.com. Or if you have any questions or concerns regarding the Hike, especially questions about donations you have made
or were prepared to make, please contact me at my home phone, (734)207-3891.
Thank You,
Ty Hover
Founder/Chairman
UHFAC
The Ultimate Hike for a Cure is not accepting donations at this time. We are currently working on a new project and a different
plan for the hike and will keep you updated. Stay tuned for updates.
In the United States over 21 million Americans suffer from one form or another of diabetes. In Canada, that number is near
5 million. There is no cure
I have suffered from type I diabetes since the age of 7 (28 years now). My name is Ty Hover and I am the founder/chairman
of The Ultimate Hike For A Cure. A non-profit organization created to help raise funds and awareness for diabetes research.
I will be hiking with nothing more than the equipment on my back from Detroit, Michigan to Achorage, Alaska in an effort to raise
awareness and money for the Cure for Diabetes. The Ultimate Hike for a Cure will take me across some of the wildest, most dangerous,
most remote areas of North America and Canada to prove how important it is to me that we find a cure for Diabetes.
Watch Ty Hover on Fox 2 News Detroit!
