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: ***Top Stories***
Fund Raisers for Taum Sauk Superintendent's Children Still in Critical Condition
Below is a summary of articles on the Taum Sauk dam disaster in the past week.
Taum Sauk Upper Reservoir Disaster
The Upper Reservoir at the Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Plant has been breached flooding the Black River and creating havoc and washing out roads and buildings downstream.
China Says Americans Were Wrong and Lops 12 Feet Off of Everest Height
China Daily reports that the latest estimate of the Everest’s height by China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping is 29,017 feet. That’s about 12 feet less than the previous figure of 29,029 feet.
New Jerimoth Hill Rhode Island Owners Permit Access Every Weekend!
Highpointers.org reports Jeff & Debbie Mosley, the new owners of Jerimoth Hill, have dramatically changed the access rules — they are permitting highpointers to visit any weekend 52 weeks a year!
New Design for Mount Mitchell Tower
North Carolina has unveiled the design for the Mount Mitchell Sumit Tower.
Record 1,333 Climbers Attempt McKinley in 2005
The Anchorage Daily News reports that a record 1,333 attempted McKinley in 2005.
Tagged ***Top Stories***, 7 Summits, Alaska, Highpoint (States) News, Highpoint News (world)
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Report: Everest Eurocopter Landing Was Hoax
Everestnews is reporting that the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has said the pilot of the Eurocopter has told them that he did not actually land on the Everest summit on May 14 and 15 as widely publicized but rather … Continue reading →
Tagged ***Top Stories***, 7 Summits, Controversies, Everest, Helicopter Rescues, Highpoint News (world), Urban Legends
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Photos of Eurocopter Landing on Everest
Eurocopter has released a gallery showing the landing of its Ecureuil/AStar AS 350 B3 helicopter piloted by Didier Delsalle on Mount Everest on May 14 and May 15.
Tagged ***Top Stories***, 7 Summits, Asia, Everest, Helicopter Rescues, Highpoint News (world)
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Eurocopter Lands Twice on Everest Summit
Everestnews reports a serial Ecureuil/AStar AS 350 B3 helicopter piloted by Didier Delsalle landed on the top of Mount Everest on May 14 and May 15!
Tagged ***Top Stories***, 7 Summits, Asia, Everest, Highpoint News (world), Technology
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RMI Braces for Guide Layoffs With New Rainier Quotas and Competing Guide Services in 2006
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports RMI is bracing for guide layoffs as the National Park Service plans to divide guided services among three mountaineering companies in 2006 and climber quota go into effect.