Highpointers- Issue #99 of “Apex to Zenith” Fourth Quarter 2012
- 2013 Access Dates for Illinois
- Nominations for 2013-14 Highpointers Board of Directors Due February 22
- Cops on Top 2013 Summits for Heroes Seeks to Climb All 50 States on June 29
- Application for 2013 Highpointers Convention at Katahdin, July 18-20
- David Kelley ARCGIS Interactive Map of Highpoints
- 2013 Highpointers Calendar at HP Merc
- Issue #98 of “Apex to Zenith” Second Quarter 2012
- Sen Lindsay Graham Attends Sassafras Mountain Improvement Project on South Carolina Peak
- A.H. Marshall’s List of Highpoint Completions 1919-1936
- A.H. Marshall’s “A Mountain From Some Mole Hills or the Wanderings of a Telegrapher on Vacation”
- About Our Header Photo
- 50 Completer Aron Ralston in Raunchy Tosh.O Skit on Comedy Central
- Apex Challenge 2 Seeks to Place Highpointers on Every Summit on June 29, 2014
- New Highpoint Benches Featured in Article on Florida
- Minutes (Email Session) July 17, 2011-June 8, 2012
- Tennessee to Host 2014 Highpointers Convention
- Non Club Members in Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska and Oregon Receive Paul Zumwalt Award
- 2012 Convention Organizers, Gene and Lillian Elliot and Glen VanVliet Awarded Frank Ashley Award
- Mark and Wendy Comstock and Miles Luke Awarded 2012 Vin Hoeman Award
Tag Archives: Adventures
Ed Viesturs Raises Seahawks Banner Above Space Needle
Clmbing legend Ed Viesturs raised a huge blue flag with the number 12 atop the Seattle Space Needle.
Tagged Adventures, Washington
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Søren Gudman Completes 7 Summits (Kosciusko version) in 194 Days
Søren Gudman climbed the 7 Summits (Kosciusko version) in a record 194 days.
Tagged 7 Summits, Adventures, Records
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French Spiderman Busted in Houston Tower Climb
Robert Alain Philippe, 43, the French Spiderman who climbs world tall towers was arrested begin climbing the 678-foot-tall One Houston Center building for illegal trespassing and having a controlled substance (two tablets of the sedative Xanax).
Tagged Adventures, Tallest Buildings
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Rob the Rubbish Says Snowden is Clean
Robin Kevan, 60, of Llanwrtyd Wells in Powys, reached Snowdon’s 3,560ft summit armed with bin liners and a litter stick because he feared it might have a similar problem to Ben Nevis, Scotland’s 4,406ft peak, where he recently collected six … Continue reading
Tagged Adventures, British Isles, Europe, Heroes, Highpoint News (world)
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"Rob the Rubbish" Cleans Up Ben Nevis
The Independent reports 60-year-old Welshman Robin Kevan has earned the title of “Rob the Rubbish” for his untiring efforts to clean up Ben Nevis.
Tagged Adventures, British Isles, Europe, Heroes, Highpoint News (world)
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TV Documentary "The Wonderland Project" About Record For Running 97 Mile Trail in Under 26 Hours
KCTS in Seattle is to air The Wonderland Project about an attempt to circumnavigating Washington’s Mt. Rainier, in a single 24 hour push.
Tagged Adventures, Highpoint (States) News, Records, States, Washington
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Climber Seek to Name Kyrgyzstan Fourteener for Scout Killed at Jamboree
The Anchorage Daily News reports the Harvard Mountaineering Climb is seeking to name a 14,495 foot peak in Central Asia Mount Powell for Scott Powell, one of four Boy Scout leaders from Alaska who died in an electrical accident at … Continue reading
Tagged Adventures, Alaska, Asia
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Ted Keizer Attempts 50 KM in 50 States in 74 Days
Ted Keizer is seeking Duofold Hike 50 challenge, trekking 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) in 50 states within 100 days
Jerzy Michalski Seeks to Be Oldest Everest and 7 Summit Completer at 75
Everest News reports Jerzy Michalski wants to be the oldest to climb Everest and the 7 summits at 75.
Tagged 7 Summits, Adventures, Asia, Everest, Highpoint News (world), Records
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Arizona Club to Sprinkle Ashes on 315 Mountains Around Tucson
Arizona Central reports Charlie Whitmore asked his climbing buddy Richard Kane to sprinkle his ashes on the 315 mountain peaks around Tucson.
Tagged Adventures, Arizona
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