Category Archives: Summit Up USA
The Encounter on Mount Rogers
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Categorized as Causes, East Coast, Humor, Summit Up USA
(Nearing the highest point in Virginia.)
I doubt that I am the only one who does it, but I never really asked to be sure. So, I am going out on a limb here, and risking [...]
Summit Up USA: The Deprivation Theory
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Monday, October 19th, 2009
Categorized as Camping, Inspiration, Summit Up USA“The Backpacking Theory: How Deprivation leads to Appreciation.”
Every time this thought enters my mind, I get the same feeling that I imagine an elderly person gets when they give a speech that starts with, “When [...]
Summit Up USA: Right on the Edge
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Monday, September 28th, 2009
Categorized as Causes, Climbing, Summit Up USAIf you ever decide to start visiting a few of the state high points, something you quickly will begin to notice is that many of them are real close to a state line. It makes [...]
continue readingSummit Up USA: Lynch, KY
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Monday, September 21st, 2009
Categorized as Causes, Summit Up USAI know I have said this before, but it is worth repeating. If there is an aspect of high pointing that stands out among the rest, it is its ability to put you in places [...]
continue readingSummit Up USA: Clingmans Dome, TN
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Categorized as Causes, Summit Up USAWell hello,
I hope that you were able to end out summer with a bang and that you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. This week’s blog post is the second video from Tennessee. The first [...]
Summit Up USA: Overview + Tennessee
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Monday, August 31st, 2009
Categorized as Causes, Summit Up USAThroughout my climbs, I know that I have been promising that the views will get better. I am happy to report that this is one of those times!
This weeks post come from the top [...]
Summit Up USA: Trail Food and Mississippi
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Categorized as Causes, Summit Up USAI may very well be the only one who does this, but on almost every backpacking trip that I go on, I end up loving some really weird food. For example, on one trip [...]
continue readingSummit Up USA: Louisiana Vid
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Categorized as Summit Up USAThe climb was real simple, as I was on the 48th easiest highpoint. The only real complaint was the amount of bugs that harassed me the whole time.
To read more about Mark’s journey to [...]
Summit Up USA: Walking Up Louisiana
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Categorized as Summit Up USAI hope I never sound like a pessimist when I talk about the lowpoints
of climbing the state highpoints. I simply want to give the full
picture, and it is usually more fun to laugh about [...]
Summit Up USA: Explained
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Monday, July 13th, 2009
Categorized as Adventures, Causes, Summit Up USAMark Zimmer has been posting for The Mountain Culture on his quest to reach the highpoints in all 50 states. His quest’s cause is to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s. Read more about his journey [...]
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