[3][4][5] At the top, she unfolded a banner reading "DEAF WOMAN, A PARADE THROUGH THE DECADES".
[3] On August 15, 1992, Zimmer became the first deaf person to summit Mount Elbrus.
[4][6] On September 22, 1994, Zimmer became the first deaf woman to summit Kilimanjaro.
[7][4] She has also won a bronze medal in the Deaf Olympics.
[8] She hopes to climb all the Seven Summits, the highest mountains of each of the seven continents.