Who’s counting peaks?

We climbed our first High Peak as a family, and now the debate begins: Are we chasing 46?

Two summers ago, when my boys Rushton and Devlin were 8 and 6, I started hiking mountains with them. I chose small climbs like Sawyer, Kane, Pilot’s Knob and Moxham. Getting my kids outside wasn’t the goal, as they are outside plenty. I wanted them to feel the sense of accomplishment that comes with a hike: the slog and the scramble, the sweat cooled by a breeze at the summit, a view earned with their own two feet.

In April,