12-Year-Old Vies for 50 Peaks in 50 States in 50 Days
July 13, 2010, by eugenebMatt Moniz is on a mission. After summitting 20,320-ft. Denali, the highest peak in North America on June 3rd, the 12-year-old middle schooler from Boulder, Colo. (who’s sponosored by Moutnain Hardwear), with his father, Mike, announced their goal to reach each state’s highest point in the span of 50 days. Together, they’ll be going for 50 Peaks in 50 States in 50 Days.
In addition to wanting to ‘do something rewarding together,’ the father and son team plans to use their summer adventure to raise awareness for a rare illness, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which Matt’s best friend has.
Matt, an Outdoor Nation ambassador, also wants to inspire other kids to get outdoors. http://www.outdoornation.org
With Mt. Rainier and Mount Hood, the two ominous west coast volcanoes, successfully accomplished on July 2 and 4, and only two more peaks remaining as of day 40, it’s possible the team could break the standing highpoint record of 45 days, 19 hours and 2 minute, set by Mike Haugen in 2008.
Matt, Mike and support team are currently in Billings, Montana, preparing for their 48th high point, the state’s Granite Peak. Once they accomplish that, they will fly to Hawaii and hit the trail for the rim of Mauna Kea, their last peak, hopefully before the week is out!
Over the weekend, Matt and Mike were featured in this ABC Denver Channel 7 news piece http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/24219580/?taf=den. For more information on Matt’s climb and his fundraising efforts for PAH, visit: http://www.climb7.com/.
Matt Moniz en rotue to another mountain
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