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
5 Killed in Mount Menalos Avalanche in Greece
The BBC report British journalist Diana Seale and four Greek climbers from the Greek Mountaineering Club of Athens were killed in an avalanche in the southern Peloponnese mountains in Greece. They were with a group of 28 climbing Mount Menalos. … Continue reading
Urban Legend?: Man Pees His Way Out Of Avalanche in Slovak Tatra Mountains
Update Feburary 3, 2004: This is being discussed in our Forum and it was reported to Snopes to see if it is an urban legend. Snopes still calls it “undertermined” but notes there earlier was Czech story along the same … Continue reading
Tagged Accidents, Avalanches, Europe, Offbeat, Urban Legends
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At Least 4 Killed in Austria Avalanches
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports an avalanche at St. Anton in Austri killed 3 at St. Anton in Austria. The avalanche, whose width was estimated as roughly equal to the length of three football fields laid end to end, struck at … Continue reading
Tagged Accidents, Avalanches, Europe
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7 Rescued in Ice Storm on Portugal's Mainland Highpoint Serra da Estrela
Terradaily reports that seven hikers were rescued with exhaustion and hypothermia on Portugal’s highest mountain Serra da Estrela mountain, which tops out at 1,193 metres (3,937 feet). Serra de Estrela is the highpoint on the Portugal mainland. Our European web … Continue reading
Tagged Accidents, Europe, Highpoint News (world)
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2 Fatalities Feared on Irelands Carrantuohill
The Irish Examiner report authorities fear that two men have perished on Ireland’s Carrantuohill. A man in his 40′s fell several hundred feet on Beenkeragh Ridge to his death on the MacGillycuddy Reeks. Authorities have also called off the search … Continue reading
Tagged Accidents, British Isles, Europe
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Tradition of Climbing Ireland's Highest Point on Dec. 26
Ireland On-Line warns that hikers should be prepared for winter weather for the traditional St. Stephens Day Hike of Carauntoohil which attracts thousands of hikers.
Tagged British Isles, Europe
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French Dedicate World's Tallest Road Bridge (886 Feet) — Taller Than Eiffle Tower
Bloomberg repots that the French have dedicated the world’s highest road bridge which is taller than the Eiffle Tower. The Millau Viaduct carries the highway from Paris to the Mediterranean some 270 meters (886 feet) above the Tarn River. Stretching … Continue reading
Tagged Europe, France, Tallest Buildings
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Swiss Monks Sell Last of St. Bernard Dogs
Swiss Monks Sell Last of St. Bernard Dogs
Tagged Dogs, Europe, Switzerland
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1967 Restored Film About Descent Following Accident Wins Banff Top Prize
1967 Restored Film About Descent Following Accident Wins Banff Top Prize
Group Flags Rescuers With Flash Cameras on Snowdon
Group Flags Rescuers With Flash Cameras on Snowdon
Tagged Accidents, British Isles, Europe, Offbeat, Technology
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