Welcome

Welcome to the official blog of the thing we've been doing on Sundays. We're still in the process of writing a mission statement, but here's a brief outline on how this whole thing got started.

Summit Sunday started with a couple friends the week before one of the friends had to leave for Fire Island, NY for a job as a camp counselor. He and his friend hiked the beautifuly exposed and dusty trail up to Mt. Superior near Alta, UT. It had been on both of the boys' bucket list, and they were both glad to finally get up there. While one friend was lamenting that there are no mountains on Fire Island, the other buddy rubbed it in, saying that he was going to hike a mountain every Sunday for the rest of the summer. this in turn spurred the soon to be New Yorker that he should start the tradition too, but just be more creative with his summits.

You don't have to climb a mountain every Sunday. #Summitsunday is an assertion of identity. It means you are mountain person, and as a mountain people you like to climb and play. It is something goofy to do to remind yourself where you come from and what you value. Get creative! Recently it has grown to include several friends, and we hope that it will continue to grow and that we can build a community. If you'd like to contribute to the movement, shoot us pictures and stories of your summits (and assertions of mountain-ness) at summitsunday@gmail.com, and we'll see if we can get you on the blog. Regular posters will be asked to be full-fledged contributors with log on credentials.

happy summitting,

Gus
Co-founder of #summitsunday