Year Five — October 2026

Every Step
Gets Us Closer.

What started as three friends and a hike has grown into a community raising money, having fun, and fighting Parkinson's Disease — one peak at a time.

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Our Story

How Three Friends Started a Movement

In 2022, Will, Pete, and Sam laced up their boots and set out to do something about the disease affecting their families. What started as one hike and a fundraising page has turned into five years of summits, polar plunges, fitness challenges, and a whole lot of community.

We've hiked hundreds of miles, raised over $87,000 for Parkinson's research, and built something that keeps growing. This year we made it official with our own 501(c)(3) — because we're just getting started.

Parkinson's isn't going anywhere yet. Neither are we.

The Peaks for Parkinson's community holding the P4P banner
Will, P4P co-founder, hiking with a llama nearby

Will

Co-Founder

Pete, P4P co-founder

Pete

Co-Founder

Sam, P4P co-founder, on the trail

Sam

Co-Founder

$87,312
Raised & Counting
5
Years Strong
$2,312
Raised in 2026
100s
Miles Hiked
Get Involved

Two Ways to Jump In

Hike With Us

Grab your boots and hit the trail with us. Whether you knock out one summit or all five, you're part of the team. We picked spots close to DC and Richmond so more people can make it — and there's always a celebration at the end.

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Make a Donation

Every dollar gets us closer to a cure. As a 501(c)(3), your gift is tax-deductible. You can back the whole team or support Will, Pete, or Sam individually through their fundraising pages.

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The Founder's Challenge
$2,312 raised of $25,000
0 of 5 Raven's Rock summits locked in
$5K1 summit
$10K2 summits
$15K3 summits
$20K4 summits
$25Kall 5

Every $5,000 raised swaps an easy Bears Den lap for Raven's Rock — 5x the distance, double the elevation. You fund it, we suffer it.

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Up Next

Year Five: The Summit Challenge

We're heading back to the Blue Ridge for our biggest day yet — 5 summits in 12 hours, covering anywhere from 7 to 25 miles. Come for one lap or go all in. Either way, there's a brewery waiting at the finish line.

Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 Starting at dawn — bring your headlamp
Blue Ridge Mountains, VA Less than an hour from DC, two from Richmond
All Levels Welcome Post-hike celebration at Bear Chase Brewing
I'm In — Sign Me Up →
Saturday
OCT 3
2026

The Founder's Challenge

For every $5,000 raised, we swap the easy trail for Raven's Rock — 5x the distance and double the elevation. You fund it, we suffer it.

Up Next

Peaks for Parkinson's: Bourbon Barrel Raffle

Back for its 5th year! Grand Prize: a handcrafted bourbon barrel cabinet + 3 whiskey bottles. Second Prize: tasting boards + samples. Third Prize: charcuterie boards — all handcrafted by Jerry Coiley.

Raffle Ends October 3rd, 2026 Winners announced October 4th on @peaksforparkinsons
Online Entry $25 per entry — multiple entries welcome
All Proceeds to Peaks for Parkinson's Supporting our $20K raffle fundraising goal
Enter Raffle Now →
Raffle
ENDS OCT 3
2026

Every Entry Counts Double

Raffle proceeds go straight toward the $20K goal that decides whether we hike Bears Den or Raven's Rock this year.

Up Next

Peak Week Challenge

Back for the third year running! Pick a team — Coiley, Stinson, or Selby — and help them take the win. Track your steps and minutes through Count.It, sync your fitness app or log manually, and see which team can rally the hardest.

This year it's pay-what-you-can, open to everyone — Peaks for Parkinson's is covering the Count.It platform cost so more of our community can jump in. Donations are still welcome, but fitness is the focus.

September 14–20, 2026 One week, three teams, tracked through Count.It
Team Coiley · Team Stinson · Team Selby Only 3 teams this year — fewer teams means more competition
Goal: 10K Steps + 30 Min Exercise Daily Winning team gets swag and bragging rights — no entry fee, pay what you can
Peak Week
SEPT 14–20
2026

Coiley vs. Stinson vs. Selby

10K steps + 30 minutes a day, tracked in Count.It — winning team takes home swag and bragging rights.

Beyond The Hike

More Ways We're Getting Active

Our yearly Founder's Challenge is the heart of what we do — but it isn't the only way we're pushing ourselves for this cause. In August 2026, a P4P team is taking on Hood to Coast, the largest relay race in the world, running under the Peaks for Parkinson's name to get our brand in front of a whole new community.

It's part of a bigger goal: finding new challenges, in new places, with new people, that keep the awareness (and the miles) growing year-round. If this one goes well, we're hoping it's the first of many events like it.

Mt. Hood to the Pacific — Oregon 199 miles, from Timberline Lodge down through Portland to Seaside
August 26–31, 2026 Race runs through the night — about 30 hours, start to finish
12 Runners · 2 Vans · 1 Team Running Team P4P's first Hood to Coast under the P4P name

This one's just for our runners — no public signup here. But we'd love for you to follow along for the miles, the mayhem, and the mission.

Follow Along on Instagram →
Peaks for Parkinson's Hood to Coast logo

Team P4P, Oregon Bound

Mt. Hood to the Pacific — 36 legs, 12 runners, running for a cause bigger than the finish line.

Understanding Parkinson's

Why We Do This

Parkinson's Disease is a progressive neurological condition that affects movement, balance, and everyday life. There's no cure yet — but research is gaining ground, and every dollar raised by communities like ours helps push it forward.

10M+ People affected worldwide
60K New U.S. cases per year
No Known cure — yet
Learn More About Parkinson's →