Summit For Someone

Many of you know my love for hiking and the outdoors. This is a love that was fostered as a youth in Missouri, but never realized until later in life. As a Youth Minister I had the pleasure of leading youth on 7 “Trek” trips. One was to the Appalachian Trail in northern Georgia, a beautiful hike in its own right. Then on 6 different trips to Colorado to hike 14,000 ft. mountains, something happened. Something was awakened. I have continued my quest of hiking, even as I stepped out of Youth ministry. Over the last few years I have hiked 3 more 14ers in Colorado plus I have been on the peak of 7 other state high points including Guadeloupe Peak in Texas at 8749 ft. These trips have been a meaningful and spiritual rejuvenating adventure for me. More importantly I have seen the impact of the time in the mountains on the teens of my church and on the friends and adults that joined us on these climbs. This summer while reading my Backpacker magazine I noticed a contest to join a group to climb Mt. Whitney in California. I submitted my info and an essay and anxiously waited for a response. Well, I made the trip! In April I will travel to California with a friend or two and they will drop me off at Mt. Whitney to experience a whole different kind of climb, including snow shoes and ice crampons. The Mt. Whitney climb is a joint adventure with Backpacker Magazine in support of Big City Mountaineers. Big City Mountaineers specialize in taking troubled urban teens into the mountains to teach life skills and encourage personal growth. This is accomplished through the mentoring relationships along the way. My trip to Mt. Whitney is to provide funds for these teens to attend these programs next summer. I will be “summiting for someone” that needs a helping hand out of the world they know, and into the possibilities that could be ahead of them. This is where you come in to help. I have a goal of raising $4,000 to participate in this climb, of which I have already raised over $3300. This money does not go to me or to the guides that will help us accomplish our summit. All of the money goes to these troubled teens participation in Big City Mountaineers, again none of it goes to my trip. Here is how you can help. Please consider donating on my behalf to Big City Mountaineers. The simplest way to do so is by going to www.summitforsomeone.org/donate find my name on the list and clicking on it. Then find the donate button and enter the amount and information. You will receive an email with your tax deduction information. For Checks please follow these instructions: Make payable to Big City Mountaineers. In the memo line of the check write "SFS-[Eddie Boyer]. Mail donation checks to: Big City Mountaineers Attn: Summit for Someone 710 10th St. Suite 120 Golden, CO 80401 Thank you for helping me to achieve my Summit For Someone! Eddie Boyer 1 Kings 19:11-12 ""The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper."