These most hard-core practitioners have a deep desire to claim the summit of any and every county anywhere in America, even Louisiana. These devotees had already carefully assembled the Tennessee list and every other state's list. Andy Martin, of Tucson, Arizona, configured or collected these lists for his self-published book, County High Points , in 1994. He is also the current recognized leader in the visitation of Tennessee county high points. Like most of his peers, he started as a member of the Highpointers Club, an organization for folks seeking to reach the highest elevation in all 50 states.
Some people spend a lot more time making a 'to-do' list, or a grocery list.
It is a way of setting a goal. You take satisfaction from progress, in addition to doing the physical effort and seeing the countryside and mountainsides. Even so, this could be the most height-obsessed bunch in Tennessee since the Mound Builders. Naturally, they have their own language, rules, and heroes. Martinizing is not the preferred method of peakbagging for all those in the pastime.