When asked about the upcoming Health, Empowerment, Research and Advocacy (HERA) Foundation Climb for Life event, 11-year-old Nicole Oliveri's goals were just as lofty as any other climber's, despite the fact that she'll be one of the event's younger participants.

"I'm looking forward to getting to the top," said Oliveri, a fifth-grader at Gibson Elementary School in Henderson. She and other Henderson-area youth recently attended a climbing workshop in preparation for the Climb for Life.