Tannar Cummings’ journey to 50 summits

ROUNDUP — Roundup science teacher Tannar Cummings had a rough practical experience climbing Granite Peak above 10 several years in the past. It taught Cummings a good deal about climbing and just how prepared he’d need to be, but he’s been hooked on it at any time because. It was not right up until just lately, while, that he really acquired back into it.

“This very last calendar year, I acquired into a large amount far better condition and I considered I require to go do a mountain or two. I required to program a vacation. I just required to get absent, get out on the road and do it myself. So I approach a single kind of spur of the minute,” said Cummings. “I go down to Utah, go to Colorado, do Elbert, get my very first 14-er completed. Very easy hike, just tall. Go to New Mexico, then I push straight to Arizona, keep on the mountain and do Arizona the very future working day.”

Cummings, a Belt Significant College graduate, has taken on a obstacle he initial wished to reach just after finishing up his superior faculty training – to climb the maximum stage in all 50 United States. He’s knocked off 8 presently and will include two a lot more to his tally by the finish of the month. He’s also hoping to climb the Seven Summits in his life time, which is made up of the maximum peak on each individual of the 7 continents.

“This summer months, we drew permits for Mt. Whitney, so I’m likely with a team of five to climb Mt. Whitney. Boundary Peak in Nevada, Whitney is in California, Boundary is in Nevada just suitable there, so I’m going to knock the two of those out. All those are each over 10,000 ft,” Cummings mentioned. “There’s only 13 states that have peaks previously mentioned 10,000 ft. I have carried out eight of people, 10 soon after this, so I’ll have 3 remaining – Rainier in Washington, Denali in Alaska, Gannett in Wyoming.”

The significant part of his 50-condition tour will probable get position up coming summertime, as Cummings ideas to leap past the midway issue with a extended vacation alongside the east coast.

“What I want to do is I want to fly to Maine, rent a automobile, hit 20 state factors together the east coast. Hike along the Appalachian Path, expend two to three months busting it out in a rental automobile and camping gear and things. Journey all the way down to Florida, strike 20 states, knock them out then fly again to Montana,” stated Cummings.

Also the observe mentor at Roundup, Cummings definitely does not have a ton of time to get out and check out states off his checklist. As a great deal as he enjoys educating and coaching, it is on top of a mountain the place he’s happiest.

“Find the a single detail that makes you most satisfied in the world and proceed performing it right up until you simply cannot do it any longer. Which is the most fulfilling practical experience to me. Hunting at those people pictures and observing my smile, it does not happen any place else other than on top of a mountain. So I’ll likely maintain climbing mountains right until the day I die,” Cummings said.

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