Highpointers- Application for 2013 Highpointers Convention at Katahdin, July 18-20
- Issue #101 of “Apex to Zenith” Second Quarter 2013
- Sir John Hunt’s The Ascent Of Everest Signed by Sir Edmund Hillary Silent Auction Deadline 4:00 PM MST August 30, 2013
- Cops on Top 2013 Summits for Heroes Seeks to Climb All 50 States on June 29
- Congratulations to Alan Ritter Silver Beaver Award
- 2013-2014 Highpointers Board of Directors
- Hey, Delta, “Keep Klimbin’” Was Our Catch Phrase for 20 Years Before You Thought Of It
- Minutes of General Membership Meeting – June 9, 2012 at Timberline Lodge, Oregon
- DNAInfo Chicago Profile of Jean Wubbels and the Club
- 48 Completers at April 30, 2013
- 50 Completers at April 30, 2013
- Highpointers Club Bylaws
- Unofficial List of Highpointing Records
- Board of Directors Minutes – June 9, 2012, Mount Hood, Oregon
- Interview with Marathoners Todd Brown and Bill Urbanski on Boston Bombings
- Issue #100 of “Apex to Zenith” First Quarter 2013
- 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
- David Kelley ARCGIS Interactive Map of Highpoints
Tag Archives: Europe
Czech Helicopter Company Offers $52 Rescue Policy
Prague Monitor reports winter climbers in the Czech Republic can pay $52 to guarantee helicopter rescues.
Tagged Europe, First Aid, Helicopter Rescues
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Film About Tragic Attempt to Climb the 82 4,000 Metre Peaks of the Alps Wins Banff Grand Prize
Sur le fil des 4000 (France), directed by Gilles Chappez, follows climbers Patrick Berhault and Philippe Magnin as they attempt to climb all 82 summits in the Alps topping 4000 metres won the top award at the Banff Festival.
Tagged Backcountry Culture, Canada, Culture, Europe, Movies
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Islamic Fundamentalist Hazards on Elbrus
Spiegel Online reports that Islamic Fundamentalist Camps are making climbing Elbrus hazardous.
Tagged Elbrus, Europe, Highpoint News (world)
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2 Polish Fatalities in Crevasse on Mount Ushba
Itar-Tass reports rescuers have abandoned their attempts to rescue two Polish climbers who fell in a crevasse on Mount Ushba in Russia’s Kabardin-Balkar republic near Elbrus.
Brit Foreign Secretary Robin Cook Who Opposed Iraq War Fatality on Ben Stack in Scotland
The BBC reports Robin Cook collapsed on the 2,365 foot Ben Stack in Scotland.
Tagged Accidents, British Isles, Europe, Fatal
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2 Fatalities on Most Difficult Ushba Route in Georgia’s Caucasus
Civil.de reports two Georgian climbers from a Georgian-Dutch expedition perished on the 4,710-meter Ushba mountain in Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains.
5 Alps Fatalities (Including on Mont Blanc and Eiger)
Various reports indicate five people died in recent accidents in the Alps including 3 fatalities on Mont Blanc and Eiger.
Tagged Europe, Highpoint News (world)
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3 Fatalities as 16,000 Including President Climb Ukraine's Highest Mountain Hoverla
KVIPost reports three people died while climbing Ukraine’s highest point Hoverla to celebrate the 15th anniversary of this ex-Soviet republic’s declaration of sovereignty.
Tagged Accidents, Europe, Fatal, Highpoint News (world), Lightning
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Trio Plans Nude Hike Across Britain
The Daily Dispatch reports Stephen Gough, 46, the naked rambler who walked end to end in Britain in 2003/04 is planning a repeat performance but this time will be accompanied by 33-year-old girlfriend Melanie Roberts and a librarian who does … Continue reading
Tagged British Isles, Europe, Offbeat
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170,000 To Form Human Ring Around Armenian Highpoint Aragats
Panamerian.net reports 170,000 people are to form a living chair around Armenia’s highest point — Aragats.
Tagged Europe, Highpoint News (world)
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