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Author Archives: americasroof
Hiking Nevada’s County High Points
Andy Martin at the cohp group notes the arrival of Hiking Nevada’s County High Points
Talkeetna-base camp pilot Cliff Hudson has died.
Alaska Dispatch reports Talkeetna-base camp pilot Cliff Hudson has died.
John Mitchler Acceptance Speech Video
A video of John Mitchler accepting the Jakk Longacre Award at the New Jersey 2009 convention has been added. http://highpointers.org/?p=801
Posted in Site News, Highpointers
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Autographed Ed Hillary Book Up for Auction
The Highpointers Foundation is auctioning off a signed autobiography by Edmund Hillary. Deadline is Friday, Dec. 18. http://highpointers.org/?p=834
Posted in Site News, Highpointers Foundation
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americasroof.com is back!
americasroof.com which has been down for more than a year because of a denial of service attack is back.
Posted in Site News
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Ameren Documentary on Taum Sauk Collapse Stirs Controversy
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other newspapers are being surprised by Ameren’s P.R. push following the Taum Sauk disaster with the airing of “A New Beginning: Johnson’s Shut-ins State Park”
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Summiting Highpoints in the Nude
The Guardian in an article by nude hiker Hank Wangford reports that Nepal is moving to ban nude summiting Everest after a climber stripped on the summit in 2006.
Posted in Adventures, Everest, Maine, Offbeat
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March of Dimes Monument Moved From Mount Mansfield Nose
The Burlington Free Press has an article on the moving of the March of Dimes monument from the Nose of Mount Mansfield to a more visible location at Mayo Farm in the village of Stowe.
Posted in Vermont
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Road to Mount Greylock Closed Until 2009
The road to Mount Greylock is closed and scheduled to reopen in 2009. You can get updates on the official site which notes:
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Change in Kentucky Waiver Address
The State of Kentucky has taken over the Kentucky Coal Museum in Benham which is where waivers to climb Black Mountain had been housed and the state of Kentucky does not want to handle them. You now must mail the … Continue reading
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Youtube Video of White Butte Rattlesnakes
Mark Kalinowski has a remark youtube video showing the rattlesnakes on White Butte.
Posted in North Dakota
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40th Anniversary of Fatal Crash on Mount Washington Cog Railway
The Associated Press via Newsday has a story on the 40th anniversary of a crash on the Mount Washington cog railway which killed 8 and injured at least 70.
Posted in New Hampshire
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Rainier’s Highway 123 Scheduled to Reopen Sept. 28
The News Tribune reports that Highway 123 on the east side of Rainier between Paradise and Sunrise could be open by Sept. 28.
Posted in Washington
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New Highpointing Book: A Walk Across the Top of America
The Winston-Salem JounralNow reports on Douglas Butler’s highpointing book A Walk Across the Top of America.
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Governors of Maine and New Brunswick Agree to Climb Each Others Highpoints
The governors of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, have agreed to climb each other’s highpoints in 2008 according to Mainteoday.