The Heroes Project

KCAL News

California's First Veteran Retreat Center

This story shines a spotlight on what this center means for our heroes—a space for healing, recovery, and reconnection in the peaceful embrace of nature. With your continued support, we’re creating a legacy of wellness and community for veterans across the country.

ABC7

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held in Mt. Baldy for California's First Veteran Retreat Center

We’re on a bold mission to build California’s first-ever veteran retreat center and KABC7 is helping us get the word out! In this special segment, KABC7 Salutes shines a light on our vision to create a place of strength, healing, and resilience for our nation’s heroes.

Claremont Courier

Helping Heal Veterans Naturally

Tucked into one of Mt. Baldy’s craggy nooks is Ice House Canyon, featuring a trail renowned among avid hikers and mountaineers; it’s also home to the dilapidated Ice House Canyon Resort.

FORBES

Wounded Warriors to get New Mountain Cabins at Veteran Retreat Center

PBR.COM

Cowboy Hero Shows No Mountain Is Too High To Climb

USMC Corporal Brad Ivanchan shows us that no mountain, no challenge in life, is too high or difficult to stop us when we unleash our inner cowboy grit and resiliency.

THE HEROES PROJECT

Chris Evans' Message for The Heroes Project

Chris Evans recorded this motivational message to encourage wounded veteran Marisa as she trains for her climb with The Heroes Project.

THE HEROES PROJECT

Dean Winters' Wish to Support The Heroes Project

You can contribute to Dean Winters' wish on our website. Source: THE HEROES PROJECT

LOS ANDES

Double Amputee Marine Climbs Aconcagua

A look at how the expedition team prepared, trained, and made it to the top together.

CNN

Vets Who've Sacrificed Limbs Climb Mountains

With the Heroes Project, veterans who have lost limbs learn how to climb mountains. CNN's Brooke Baldwin joined the project in Joshua Tree National Park.

OUTSIDE

Heroes to the Top of Everest

After a near-fatal motorcycle accident, Hells Angel Tim Medvetz recovered by climbing the world's tallest mountain. Now he's taking wounded veterans on the same journey.

NBC San Diego

Marine, Double Amputee to Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

Marine Staff Sergeant Mark Zambon will be traveling to Africa to climb its highest peaks on Friday. NBC 7 reporter Greg Bledsoe talks with Zambon about his inspiring story.

UFC ON FOX

The Heroes Project Joins The Fighter and The Kid

On a special Sunday edition of The Fighter and The Kid, ex-Hells Angel Tim Medvetz and United States marine Charlie Linville join Brendan Schaub in the studio to talk about 'The Heroes Project'.

CBS NEWS

Veteran Wounded in Afghanistan Climbs Mt. Everest

We end this Memorial Day with a Marine's remarkable journey - one which nearly ended on a minefield in Afghanistan. Instead, he became the first veteran wounded in combat to summit Mt. Everest. Jericka Duncan has more.

ABC NEWS

Marine Veteran Charlie Linville Is First Combat-Wounded Amputee to Scale Mount Everest

Staff Sgt. Charlie Linville, 30, climbed the 29,029-foot summit of the highest mountain on earth with a prosthetic leg after being involved in a blast in Afghanistan in 2011 that left him with serious injuries to his right foot and hand.

Sports Illustrated

The Weekender: First Combat Amputee Summits Everest

Charlie Linville, a Marine who lost the lower part of his right leg when he stepped on an unexploded bomb in Afghanistan, became the first combat amputee to summit Everest.

Mount Impossible: How a Disabled Veteran Conquered Kilimanjaro

A bomb blast takes your legs and you've got a few options: You can sit on the couch for the rest of your days (who would blame you?), or you can struggle to walk again. But Julian Torres, he set his sights way higher. He decided to scale Mount Kilimanjaro. Davy Rothbart tried to keep up.

CBS

Marine Amputee Aims to Conquer Mount Everest, "Demons" of War

A former Marine who lost part of his leg in Afghanistan arrived in Tibet Monday for a new and dangerous challenge. Charlie Linville hopes to be the first combat amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

PEOPLE MAGAZINE

Veteran Amputee and former Hell's Angel to Climb Mount Everest Together: 'The Reward is Greater Than Any Risk'

"If one veteran sees what we've done and gets up off the couch and decides to change his life, then it will all be worth it," Charlie Linville tells PEOPLE

CNN

'The Heroes Project' Conquers Mt. Kilimanjaro

Retired USMC Sgt. Julian Torres and Heroes Project founder Tim Medvetz talk to CNN's Brooke Baldwin from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro to recap their journey.

LA Times

Column: For Former Hells Angel Tim Medvetz, No Mountain Is Too High To Climb, Even Everest

The next time a burly man with a heavy beard and a gruff-looking exterior pulls next to you on his loud motorcycle, repress the negative thoughts and think of Tim Medvetz.

EDDIE BAUER

The Heroes Project Shifts Mission to Helping Nepal After Quake

The Heroes Project shifts mission to helping Nepal after quake.

ABC - EYEWITNESS NEWS

Marine Who Lost Leg in Afghanistan to Climb Mount Everest

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Charlie Linville lost his leg in an improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan, but that won't stop him from climbing Mount Everest.

EQUINOX

Near Deadly Accident Changed The Lives Of Wounded Vets

How founder Tim Medvetz's near-deadly accident changed the lives of wounded veterans forever.

CBS 60 MINUTES

Conquering The Impossible

Wounded veterans are using their hearts and minds to summit some of the world's tallest mountains and overcome the disabilities war has dealt them.

CBS Morning News

The Heroes Project: Man Inspired to Lead Veterans on Epic Climbs

The former Hells Angel set a goal not only to walk but to climb Mount Everest. Along the way, he found a new mission: turning disaster into determination for wounded veterans.

CBS 60 MINUTES OVERTIME

Wounded Vets Do the Impossible

With The Heroes Project, veterans who have lost limbs learn how to climb mountains. CNN's Brooke Baldwin joined the project in Joshua Tree National Park.

BUSINESS WIRE

The Heroes Project and Prudential Support Charlie Linville

The Heroes Project and Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) have partnered to support USMC Staff Sergeant Charlie Linville (retired), a veteran who is disabled, as he climbs to the peak of Mt. Everest, the world's highest mountain. His journey begins this week.

ESPN

Duff: Heroes Project Cause Worth Following

Tim's undaunting search for fallen veterans, and one-on-one mountain training and fundraising, are quite breathtaking to hear about.

ABC

Person of the Week: Tim Medvetz and The Heroes Project

Veteran finds inspiration and support from an unlikely source- former nightclub bouncer and former member of the Hells Angels.

From hospital bed to summit. We take injured U.S. military veterans from recovery to the mountain — and honor every step between.

Explore

Mission

Our Heroes

Climb for Heroes

Retreat Center

Blog

Get Involved

Donate

Become a Sponsor

Join the Program

Veteran Resources

About

Our Story

Tim Medvetz

Our Team

Press

Contact