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: Washington
NPS Declares Carbon River Road is Now a Trail in Mount Rainier National Park
The NPS has decided that Carbon River Road at Mount River National Park that has been closed since a storm in 2006 will remain closed and become a trail.
Details of Resurveying of Rainier Setting Height at 14,411.1 Feet
The American Surveyor has an extensive article on the logistics of its July 2010 effort to determine the height of Mount Rainier (which was set at 14,411.1 feet). It notes the various USGS monuments on the summit hit those of … Continue reading
Lee Tegner – Co-Founder of Tacoma Mountain Rescue
Lee Tegner who was co founder of the Tacoma Mountain Rescue in 1958 has passed. His credits include helping build the Camp Schurman cabin on Mount Rainier in the 1960s and helping erect Spire Rock in Spanaway in 1974.
Nifty Photo of Rainier
Here’s a nifty photo of Rainier outlined in clouds.
Former Rainier Climbing Ranger Joe Puryear Dies on Tibet Mountain
Joe Puryear, a former climbing ranger at Mount Rainier from 1996 to 2000, was killed on 24,170-foot Labuche Kang in Tibet on October 26, 2010. He had been climbing with David Gottlieb, the current lead ranger at Rainier. They had … Continue reading
Democrats Reported Endorsing Renaming Mount Rainier to Ti’ swaq
We can’t find a news report to verify this but Kalvin Satiacum sent us a message about the renaming of Mount Rainier to Ti’ swaq: The resolution to restore the native name to the sacred mountain, has gained incredible momentum … Continue reading
Rainier Climbing Fee May Increase from $30 to $50
Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga has proposed increasing the climbing fee from $30 to as much as $50.
Foot of Snow Forecast for Mount Rainier
The forecast for Mount Rainier today is a foot of snow. Summer’s over.
Rainier Mountain Festival Sept. 11-12
The Rainier Mountain Festival is held each September and brings world class climbers to the mountain. In 2010 among the climbers participating are Ed Viesturs, Jim Whittaker, Dave Hahn, Peter Whittaker. Climbers will sign their books. There will be technique … Continue reading
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Climbing Rainier’s Liberty Ridge in One Day
Here’s an item on climbing Rainier’s Liberty Ridge in one day. The route ascends 9,700 feet on slopes as steep as 55 degrees and over obstacles like an 80-degree ice pitch.