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Ethan Whitson, a 26-year-old software company founder, is running a 100-mile race in the Rocky Mountains in honor of his aunt

In 2005, Michelle Vanek went missing while hiking the Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado and her remains were found almost two decades later

"It's a very complex relationship, knowing the dangers of it firsthand," Whitson says of his love of the outdoors

A young man is running a 100-mile race in the Rocky Mountains in honor of his aunt, whose remains were found almost 20 years after she went missing on the Mount of the Holy Cross.

On Saturday, Aug. 16, Ethan Whitson will join the Life Time Leadville Trail 100 RUN to fundraise for the Vail Mountain Rescue Group, which discovered his aunt Michelle Vanek’s remains long after the family had lost hop

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