Prostate cancer advocate preparing to take on Mount Kilimanjaro

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The man who climbed the Manitou Incline 30 times in 30 days with no training to raise money for prostate cancer is one of 20 people nationwide that Zero Prostate Cancer is sending to hike Mount Kilimanjaro for the first time.

Doctors diagnosed Colorado Springs resident Leo Nunes with prostate cancer in 2022. He has since become one of the biggest prostate cancer advocates nationwide. He'll once again climb the incline every day of September, leading up to his trip to Mount Kilimanjaro.

Nunes is raising $15,000 as part of his Mount Kilimanjaro campaign. As of Friday, August 15, he has raised over $8,500. You can find his donation page here.

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