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: Technology
Richard Horne’s Amazing 3DEM Software is Coolest Free DEM Software!
Richard Horne has a freeware program 3DEM which is the coolest DEM maniuplation program anywhere. The program can make stunning 3D rotation movies, 3D VRML worlds and it spectacularly visualizes Digital Elevation Model data. It is the source of the … Continue reading
Tagged 3D Anaglyphs, Maps, Movies, Multimedia, Software Downloads, Technology, VRML
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Delaware First Adopter NAVD 88 For State Maps and Ebright Loses Foot!
The Colarado Springs Gazette reports that Delaware is the first state to adopt the use the new National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) for its paper maps (as opposed to the 1929 Datum – NGVD 29 — used … Continue reading
Tagged Delaware, Highpoint (States) News, Technology
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Geofunc.xla Excel Add-In to Calculate Geometry Functions
There are many ways to calculate longitude/latitude data via Excel. You can do it manually with complicated formulas. But the easiest way is to install the Geofuc.xla Excel add-in. This site explains it..
Tagged Software Downloads, Technology
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Vertcon 2.1 To Convert NGVD 29 Heights to NAVD 88
In 1988 authorities discovered that gravity affected the measurements of heights (which had been based on 1929 principles). The results mean that big mountains such as the Rockies are as much as 6-7 feet higher (or more) and lower lying … Continue reading
Tagged Software Downloads, Technology
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VRML Cortonna Plug-In Browser (free)
There were high hopes for the Virtual Rendering Modeling Language (VRML) in the late 1990′s because it would permit web visitors to immerse themselves in a 3D World. However VRML never quite lived up to the billing as it is … Continue reading
Tagged About VRML, Multimedia, Software Downloads, Technology, VRML
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How to Acclimatize in the Comfort of Your Own Home (for only $7,000)
Adam Helman has this interesting post over in the cohp. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cohp/ For those with more cash in their wallet than time on their hands to properly acclimatize ….(such as a practicing physician???) http://www.hypoxictent.com/
Tagged Offbeat, Technology
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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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