When teachers have the summer off they usually get a second job or use the time to relax, but one Denver teacher is doing anything but that. A unique man is on a quest to climb 50 summits in 50 different states in just 50 days.

Mike Haugen, who just finished a climb up Alaska's Mount McKinley, says it's supposed to take 17 days, but him and his climbing partner, Zach Price, did it in just nine.

"We just hit perfect weather and you heard some horror stories about how cold it was up there this year and how much snow there was, and we traveled really efficiently and lucked out and got the nicest day of the year."

The two mountain climbers, along with their driver, Lindsay Danner, are on a summertime adventure to climb 50 summits in 50 states in just 50 days.

Alaska's peak was their first challenge of many.

"They just got off Mount McKinley, which is a really hard climb, and they did it in no time flat. They make it look so easy. Mike did Everest last spring and did a really good job."

Haugen says the Mount Everest website had a following of about 7,000 viewers.

Haugen says even though they’re barely into the thick of this trip, their numbers for this website are already topping the last. He says his middle school students are part of that following in which people can watch him in real time.

"So right now on our website people know exactly where we are in the world."

Because not every climb in the U.S. is the same, they're trying to make up time while in the flatter states like Florida, but Haugen says more than beating the clock, their heart is beating with a message.

“I'm passionate about getting outside and it's fun in some sick way, and I think the kids look at it an go, wow, that's a really cool idea to be climbing huge mountains, but also seeing the U.S. in one single shot."

Like his Mount Everest excursion, Coleman is also funding this entire trip. The outdoors' company shares the same goals as Haugen.

"As a teacher I see the response from kids, and it's really a positive response, and say I didn't know that running around a park or riding a bike was as much fun as watching TV. It's really a positive response."

You too can follow Haugen on his 50 day adventure by going to his website at coleman.com/50states. You might even find some good ideas for those summertime vacations.