Newlyweds Lauren Kisser and Barry Fuchs reached the summit of Mt. Baker on Aug. 1 after a year of training for the Climb to Fight Breast Cancer and have almost reached their fundraising goal.

Both are members of the Mountaineers and previously told the Ballard News-Tribune that they wanted to do the climb in honor of Kisser’s grandmother Ellen, who passed away in January.

They have achieved more than 90 percent of their fundraising goal of $6,000 to support cancer research.

Kisser had climbed up Mt. Rainer last year and thought she’d share the experience again with her husband.

“I was training for Rainier and was going through the preparation and was wanting to do it for the cause,” Kisser previously told the Tribune. “My family has a strong history of breast cancer, my mom, my aunt and my grandmother. So eventually it was fate that we’d be doing this.”

The Climb to Fight Breast Cancer is a summer event for outdoor enthusiasts to join together in honor or memory of loved ones who have battled breast cancer. This year, Washington gave the climbers the opportunity to ascend Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams.

“We feel gratified to have had such an incredible journey,” Kisser and Fuchs posted in a letter following this year’s event. “We are also grateful for your financial and emotional support, and your never-ending inspiration and encouragement.”