Highpointers- 2012 Oregon Convention Registration
- Issue #95 of “Apex to Zenith” Fourth Quarter 2011
- Bill Strickland (1921-2011)
- Rhode Island Buying Jerimoth Hill summit
- Highpointers Foundation Auction for Signed Henrich Harrer Seven Years in Tibet Book Ends January 23, 2012
- Frank Ashley Award Ceremony for Sid Collins in South Carolina
- Vandals Heavily Damage Mount Sunflower
- Virginia Television Interview of Adam Wood About the Club
- Oklahoman Interview of Larry Floyd on “Oklahoma Hiking Trails”
- Kristen Kelliher is Youngest Female Completer (17)
- Issue #94 of “Apex to Zenith” Third Quarter 2011
- Doug Urban Talks About Dairy and Highpointing
- Stony Burk’s Car Mileage Hits 345,345 (largely repeatedly driving to highpoints)
- Matt Moniz Profiled on Outside Television
- Highpointer Aron Ralston Parodied on Simpsons Halloween Episode
- President Tim Webb Interviewed in Alabama Search for Hiker
- HP Merc Is Open With New Products
- Highpointers Foundation Silent Auction for Royal Robbins Books Ends 4:00 PM MDT October 24th, 2011
- Highpointers e-News of July 28, 2011
- Radar Museum Planned for Campbell Hill Summit
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Rhode Island Governor Citing Lack of Competition Vetoes “Jerimoth Hill” as state poem
Rhode Island Governor Carcieri vetoed “Jerimoth Hill” as the state poem by penning a tome himself: “Per Constitution and Rhode Island Law “Bill 2010 H-8238 “I must disapprove since it holds a flaw. “It would by law a State Poem … Continue reading
Brent Okita’s 400th Climb of Rainier
Brent Okita climbed Rainier for the 400th time on June 24. A total of three people have climbed it that many times.
Tagged Adventures, Washington
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BP Wind Energy Remains Committed To Windfarm on Black Mountain
BP remains committed to building 59 to 75 wind turbines on a ridge on Black Mountain. A partner is Dominion which is also building a coal fiired electric plant nearby. This does not affect the summit itself. The project however … Continue reading
Tagged Kentucky, Wind Farms
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Living the Sparse Life Around Boundary Peak
The Las Vegas Journal Review notes there’s not a lot to do in Esmerela County home to Boundary Peak. The county has the nation’s only lithium mine. The population is 1,187 but locals say it’s less than 1,000. Things have … Continue reading
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Woman Falls into Snow Sink Hole in Freak Accident by Jackson Visitor Center on Rainier
A woman fell 20 feet into a sink hole under the snow near the Jackson Visitor Center on Mount Rainier on June 18 in a freak accident. The woman fell 10 feet through snow to the top of a transformer … Continue reading
Tagged Accidents, Washington
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Clingmans Dome Road Closed Until June 21
The Clingmans Dome Road (which was scheduled to re-open in May and June 19) will not open until June 19 while work continues on it. The roadwork is a result of $80 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus) … Continue reading
Last Analog Tower on Mount Mansfield Coming Down
The last analog t.v. 300 foot tower on Mount Mansfield for WVNY is coming down in the next couple weeks.
Tagged tower, Vermont
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Fatality on North Side of Mount Hood
A climber on the north side of Mount Hood near the Coe Glacier about the 9,500 foot level near the Snow Dome died on June 16. Details are sketchy and poor weather meant that his body was left on the … Continue reading
Tagged Coe Glacier, Fatal, Oregon
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International Appalachian Trail Seeks European Extension
The International Appalachian Trail has announced a planned European extension starting in Greenland. When combined with the Eastern Continental Trail it would be possible to walk from Key West, Florida to Morocco (with a few water ferries thrown in).
Dog Canyon Closed in Guadalupe National Park Due to Fire
Dog Canyon on the northwest side of Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe National Park is closed due to fires. Officials say the main trails to Guadalupe Peak are still open. It is identified as the cutoff fire in the federal site.. … Continue reading
Tagged Advisories, Fires, Texas
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