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: Fatal
Granite Hiker in Fatal Plunge Apparently While Taking Photos Near Mystic Lake
The Billings Gazette reports the body of a hiker climbing Granite was found in a canyon about 3 miles from Mystic Lake.
Tagged Accidents, Fatal, Highpoint (States) News, Montana
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Lightning Fatality in Tent at Killarney Provincial Park in Canada
Sootoday reports Victor Rossokhaty was killed by a lightning strike on their tent at Topaz Lake on the La Cloche Silhouette Trail in the Killarney Provincial Park in Canada.
Fatal Fall on Bishop Peak in California
The Tribune reports Jefferson Adam Bruckner fell between 50 and 80 feet from a ledge on Bishop Peak in California.
Tagged Accidents, California, Fatal
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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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First Active Duty Ranger Fatality in Rocky Mountain National Park
Longmontfyi reports the body of the first climbing ranger to perish on active duty in Rocky Mountain National Park has been found near Spectacle Lakes, southeast of Ypsilon Mountain.
2 Fatalities in Mount Robson Avalanche in Canada
Banffcragcanyon reports two Europeans were killed in an avalanche on Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.
Tagged Accidents, Avalanches, Canada, Fatal
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60 Foot Fall on Rodeo Wall in Snake River Canyon in Wyoming
JHZone reports Sandra Edmiston, 22, fell 60 feet during a rappel down Rodeo Wall in Snake River Canyon in Wyoming.
Hiker Swept Over Yosemite's Vernal Fall
Chintan Chokshi, 24, was swept 300 feet over Yosemite’s Vernal Fall after jumping a fence.
Tagged Accidents, California, Fatal
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Scout Group Struck By Lightning on Whitney Climb
The San Francisco Chronicle reports a Scout leader was killed in a lightning strike at 10,500 feet on Mount Whitney.
Tagged Accidents, California, Fatal, Highpoint (States) News, Lightning
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Turkey To Prosecute Iranian Climbing Party in Fatal Ararat Climb
Iranmania reports Turkey will prosecure Iranian climbers after one of the party was killed on Mount Ararat.
Tagged Accidents, Asia, Fatal, Highpoint News (world)
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