John V. and the Definition of “Summit”

It has come to the attention of this reporter (and climber) that a certain gentleman - I will call him “John V.” has doubted our use of the word, “summit”. According to my source – I will refer to him as “R-Man” – John V. believes that the use of the word “summit” has been misused and should only refer to summiting mountains in the Himalayas and not the Adirondacks.

This reporter looked up the definition of summit in the Oxford English Dictionary and extracted the following definition: “The topmost part, top; the vertex, apex.” To make it easier for Mr. John V. I would like to reference the Mister Rogers "Beautiful Neighborhood' - Big Word Dictionary". In it, Mister Rogers defines “summit” as, “The top of a hill, mountain or volcano”.

Maybe John V. would like to join the Full Packers on our next expedition and he can lead us up to the top of a hill.