Listen up.

Click on the link shown on the right to listen to Patrick being interviewed on the podcast show in the USA called The Beautiful Bag.

Climbing The Seven Summits

  • Following along on Charlotte's blog postings regarding her recovery from her 2023 intestinal surgery.

    https://backcountryostomy.com/

Hope, Inspire, Achieve

The Ostomy Athlete is a team of men & women from Canada, the United States & the United Kingdom.

Together we are climbing the world’s tallest mountains including the iconic Seven Summits as well as executing the Explorer’s Grand Slam which includes skiing to the North & South Poles.

The Ostomy Athletes have Crohn’s Disease and an Ileostomy.

Our Objectives:

  • Inspire ostomates and those suffering from IBD and cancer that they too can return to physical activity. Each of the Ostomy Athletes have gone from hospital bed to mountain summit - so can you!

  • To stat conversations, to bring greater awareness and to educate the public about Crohn’s Disease & what an ostomy is and how it saves lives.

  • To raise millions of dollars in charitable donations to directly improve the well-being of people.

  • Where possible, to partner with research & development teams at medical appliance, pharmaceutical companies, universities and hospitals - R&D centered around bowel disease & ostomy.

Meet the Team

  • Patrick Belton

    Ostomy Athlete - Canada

    Crohn’s Disease, Ileostomy, JPouch, Pro Lapsed

    https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/the-ostomy-athlete/

  • Rob Hill

    Ostomy Athlete - Canada

    Crohn’s Disease, Ileostomy

    https://youtu.be/BdhvKF1hrrY

    https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/the-ostomy-athlete/

  • Charlotte Foley

    Ostomy Athlete - USA

    Crohn’s Disease, Ileostomy

    https://backcountryostomy.com/

    Charlotte is an Occupational Therapist helping individuals in their physical recovery from Ostomy surgery

  • Jessica Upton

    Ostomy Athlete - United Kingdom

    Crohn’s Disease, ileostomy

    Jessica is a Registered Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian.

Future Mountain Expeditions

Vinson Massif - Antarctica

4,892 metres or 16,050 feet

Mount Everest - Nepal

8,848 metres or 29,031 feet

Carstensz Pyramid - Indonesia

5,642 metres or 18,510 feet

Manaslu - Nepal

8,163 metres or 26,781 feet

8th highest mountain in the world

Aconcagua - South America

6,961 metres or 22,838 feet

Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa

5,895 metres or 19,341 feet

Cho Oyu - Nepal

8,188 metres or 26,864 feet

6th highest mountain in the world

Other Nepal Peaks

Island Peak 6,160 metres or 20,210 feet

Mera Peak 6,476 metres or 21,247 feet

Lobuche 6,145 metres or 20,161 feet

Denali - North America

6,190 metres or 20,310 feet

Mount Elbrus - Europe

5,642 metres or 18,510 feet

Lhotse - Nepal

8,516 metres or 27,940 feet

4th highest mountain in the world

Ecuador Volcano Peaks

Chimborazo 6,268 metres or 20,564 feet

Cotopaxi 5,897 metres or 19,347 feet

Cayambe 5,790 metres or 18,996 feet