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: Asia
Interracial Marriage Surprises Parents and Rotarians on Everest
An attempt by the Rotarians to plant their centennial flag on Everest got a surprise: the summit’s first marriage.
Tagged 7 Summits, Asia, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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Sherpa to Crawl Length of Manhattan to Ground Zero
The New York Times reports Sherpa L. G. Khambache, 41, of Brooklyn, plans to crawl the 13 mile length of Manhattan to Ground Zero.
Fatality on Jinxed 7Summits Expedition After Summiting Everest
Webindia reports Slovenian Marko Lihteneker apparently died while descending from Everest.
Tagged 7 Summits, Accidents, Asia, Continents, Everest, Fatal, Highpoint News (world)
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Italian in Fatal Annapurna Fall in Attempt to Become 13th to Complete 7 Summits
Reuters reports Italian climber Christian Kunters, 42, died in an avalanche on Annapurna.
Sherpa Pulmonary Edema Fatality on Poor Luck Makalu West BC Team
Everest News reports Sumbu Sherpa, working for the Spanish “Al Filo†team, died in Makalu West’s BC (5400m) apparently from high altitude pulmonary edema.
Posted in General
Tagged Accidents, Altitude Problems, Asia, Continents, Everest, General
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Ed Viesturs Summits Annapurna To Become First American To Complete all 8,000 Metre Peaks
Mounteverest.net reports Ed Viesturs summited Annapurna and became the first American to summit all 14 8,000+ metre peaks. Only 12 climbers have done all 14. Viesturs summited all without supplementary O2 — something only five other climbers have done.
Tagged 7 Summits, Adventures, Asia, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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Blind Australian Climber Halts Everest Attempt After Guide Forgets to Tell Him About Creavasse
smh.com reports blind Australian Gerrad Gossens halted his Everest climb after falling into a creavasse his guide did not warn him about.
Tagged 7 Summits, Accidents, Asia, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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Avalanche Levels Everst Camp 1 and Injures 5
EverestNews reports an avalanche injured 5 climbers – including one without a permit – and flattened 60 to 70 tents at Camp 1 on Everest.
Tagged 7 Summits, Accidents, Asia, Avalanches, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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