Andy Martin at the cohp group notes the arrival of Hiking Nevada’s County High Points
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Written on March 29th, 2010 , Uncategorized Tags: , ,


The Winston-Salem JounralNow reports on Douglas Butler’s highpointing book A Walk Across the Top of America.
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Written on September 15th, 2007 , Uncategorized Tags:


The Washington Post has a review of “Forever on the Mountain” by James M. Tabor about the 1967 Mount McKinley tragedy that claimed the lives of seven men. The climbing team had come together late and was divided into two factions, which seems to have contributed to the disaster. Joe Wilcox, one of the expedition’s leaders, has shouldered much of the blame through the years, both from fellow team members and others. In this book, Tabor sets out to vindicate him.

Written on August 27th, 2007 , Uncategorized Tags: ,

Andy Martin
Andy Martin has an updated book on county highpoints effective February 26, 2006.
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The Town Times reports The Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CFPA) has released 19th edition of the Connecticut Walk Book. One of two volumes, the first to appear on the shelves is the Walk Book East covering all the trails in eastern and central Connecticut.
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Written on November 1st, 2005 , Uncategorized Tags: , ,


The Democrat Chronicle reports Carol White wrote a book entitled “Women With Altitude: Challenging the Adirondack High Peaks in Winter (North Country Books, $19.95).
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Written on October 30th, 2005 , Uncategorized Tags: , , ,


The full text of many guidebooks including guides to highpoints is now available at print.google.com.
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Written on October 30th, 2005 , Uncategorized Tags: , , ,

There are seemingly countless of books on how to climb Whitney. Here’s a sampling.
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Written on February 7th, 2005 , Uncategorized Tags: ,

Ascend has a nifty interactive DVD taking you up the mountain.
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Written on February 7th, 2005 , Uncategorized Tags: , ,

Here’s a list of Mount McKinley books.
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Written on February 7th, 2005 , Uncategorized Tags: , ,

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