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: States
Greylock Road Opens May 20
The Berkshire Eagle reports the Rockwell and Notch roads to the Mount Greylock summit will open May 20
Tagged Highpoint (States) News, Massachusetts, States
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Voluntary May-June Ban on Climbing Marcy and Other Adirondack High Peaks
The New York Department of Environmental Conseravaiton each May and June asks for a voluntary ban on hiking Marcy and hiking other High Peaks in the Adirondacks to prevent damaging soggy trails from snow melt.
Tagged 05-May, Highpoint Events, New York, States
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Student Survives 100 Foot Smugglers Notch Fall on Mount Mansfield
WCAX reports Andrew Haile survived a 100 foot fall down a ravine on Smuggler’s Notch on Mount Mansfield. Haile was helped to walk off the mountain and was taken to the hospital.
Tagged Accidents, Highpoint (States) News, States, Vermont
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McKinley Snow Obliterates Italian's Passport and Return Plane Ticket
The Anchorage Daily News reports Italian David Bergamin cached his passport, plane ticket, spare food, extra fuel and other gear at the Motorcycle Hill camp near 11,000 feet on McKinley and then lost them creating a minidisaster for him when … Continue reading
Tagged 7 Summits, Alaska, Highpoint (States) News, Highpoint News (world), States
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2nd Degree Murder Charges Refiled in Arizona Trail Dog Confrontration
The Arizona Daily Sun reports Harold Fish has been charged again for the second-degree murder of unarmed Grant Kuenzli following a dog confrontration on a trail near Payson, Arizona
Twins In Fatal Denali Pass Fall
The Anchorage Daily News reports that twin 55-year-old brothers Jerry and Terry Humphrey of Negley, Ohio, fell to their deaths after summiting McKinley.
Tagged 7 Summits, Accidents, Alaska, Fatal, Highpoint (States) News, Highpoint News (world), States
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Annabelle Bond on Denali Seeking to Be Fastest and Youngest Woman 7 Summit Completer
newstalkzb reports Annabelle Bond is on Denali seeking to be the youngest and fastest woman to climb the 7 summits.
Tagged 7 Summits, Adventures, Alaska, Highpoint (States) News, Highpoint News (world), States
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Jim Ratz (1953-2005), Jackson Hole Guide Co-Owner, NOLS Leader
The Casper Times reports Jim Ratz, 52, former executive director of the National Outdoor Leadership School and co-owner of the Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, was died while rapelling Sinks Canyon across from the Sawmill Campground on Highway 131 near his … Continue reading
Hiker Airlifted After Being Stranded in Tree in Los Angeles County Landslide
The Pasadena Star News reports a hiker stranded in a tree during a landslide in Easton Canyon was airlifted out after calling 911 with his cell phone.
Tagged Accidents, California, Helicopter Rescues, States
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13,000 Foot Peak 8 Ski Lift At Breckenridge — Highest in North America — Approved
The Denver Post reports federal approval for a 13,000 foot ski lift to Peak 8 at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado — the highest in North America.
Tagged Colorado, Environment, States
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