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: Europe
2006-02-16 Backcounty Accident Roundup: British Columbia, Spain, Maine, Montana, Russia
Backcountry accident reports on the wires on February 16, 2006.
French Writer And Anti-Ski Lift Activist Pierre Chapoutot Killed in Avalanche
The alpinist and writer Pierre Chapoutot has been killed by an avalanche on the crête de Lachat in the Lauzière range close to the ski resort of Valmorel. A climber of considerable repute he had opened a number of routes … Continue reading
Fatal 300 Foot Fall on Acheronte Waterfall in Italian Alps
Sarah Kathleen Ball died in a fall while ice climbing Acheronte waterfall in the Italian Alps.
Abseiler Killed in Ben Nevis 100 Foot Plunge
A climber abseiling down Tower Ridge approach to Ben Nevis was killed after falling 100 feet.
Tagged Accidents, British Isles, Europe, Fatal, Highpoint News (world)
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7 Fatalities on Slovakia'a Highest Mountain Range
Avalanches killed seven Czech tourists Saturday in Slovakia’s highest mountain range and a German man on a snowshoe tour a day earlier in Switzerland, officials said.
Tagged Accidents, Avalanches, Europe, Fatal, Highpoint News (world)
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4 Fatalities in European Avalanches
Two climbers and two skiers died in the French Alps on Sunday in a weekend with high avalanche risk, said rescue services. Two others were still missing.
Tagged Accidents, Avalanches, Europe, France, Highpoint News (world)
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Manslaughter Charges in Everest Fatality
Manslaughter charges have been brought against Out There Trekking of Britain in connection with the fatality six years ago of Michael Matthews on Everest.
Tagged 7 Summits, Accidents, Asia, British Isles, Europe, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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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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Avalanche Kills 2 After Posing for Picture on Switzerland's Obergabellhorn
The Mirror reports Chris Baybutt, 46, was killed in an avalanche after posing for a picture atop Switzerland’s 4,063m Obergabelhorn taken by fellow policeman John Lucas, 40 last July.