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: Highpoint News (world)
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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Aconcagua Condor in Record Hang Glide Over 29,850 Feet
The “Aconcagua Condor†(Angelo Darrigo) broke his Everest hang glider height reocrd with a 9,100 meter (29,850 feet) flight over Tupungato volcano in the Andean Cordillera (Range) breaking his very own Everest 2004 altitude record.
Tagged 7 Summits, Adventures, Highpoint News (world), South America
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Kilimanjaro Fee Hike Does Not Deter Visitors
The increase in Kilimanjaro fees from US $30 to $60 has not decreased the number of visitors.
Tagged 7 Summits, Africa, Continents, Highpoint News (world)
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Trail to Kilimanjaro Closed in Wake of Fatal Rock Fall That Killed 3
Authorities have closed a trail to Kilimanjaro After three Americans were killed in a rock slide.
Tagged 7 Summits, Accidents, Africa, Continents, Highpoint News (world)
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30 Year Old Suffers Fatal Attack Near Aconcaqua Summit
30 year old Borja Oviedo suffered a heart attack10 metres short of the 6,962m high summit of Aconcaqua. Spanish climber dies in the Andes Wed, 11 Jan 2006, 17:32
Tagged Accidents, Altitude Problems, Continents, Highpoint News (world), South America
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Body of 1980s Hiker Found on Godley Glacier on Mount Cook
Climbers have discovered the skeletel remains of a hiker belived lost on Mount Cook in the 1980s.
Posted in General
Tagged Accidents, Continents, Fatal, General, Highpoint News (world), New Zealand, Oceania
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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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Syria Plans $15 Billion Development on Mount Hermon/Jabal Sheikh
Syria has announced plans for a $15 billion tourist development on its highest point — Mount Hermon/Jabal Sheikh (9,332 feet/2,814 metres).
Tagged Asia, Continents, Highpoint News (world), Israel
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