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Category Archives: Adventures
TV Documentary “The Wonderland Project” About Record For Running 97 Mile Trail in Under 26 Hours
KCTS in Seattle is to air The Wonderland Project about an attempt to circumnavigating Washington’s Mt. Rainier, in a single 24 hour push.
Posted in Adventures, Highpoint (States) News, Records, States, Washington
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Climber Seek to Name Kyrgyzstan Fourteener for Scout Killed at Jamboree
The Anchorage Daily News reports the Harvard Mountaineering Climb is seeking to name a 14,495 foot peak in Central Asia Mount Powell for Scott Powell, one of four Boy Scout leaders from Alaska who died in an electrical accident at … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Alaska, Asia
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Ted Keizer Attempts 50 KM in 50 States in 74 Days
Ted Keizer is seeking Duofold Hike 50 challenge, trekking 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) in 50 states within 100 days
Posted in Adventures, General, Records
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Jerzy Michalski Seeks to Be Oldest Everest and 7 Summit Completer at 75
Everest News reports Jerzy Michalski wants to be the oldest to climb Everest and the 7 summits at 75.
Posted in 7 Summits, Adventures, Asia, Everest, Highpoint News (world), Records
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Arizona Club to Sprinkle Ashes on 315 Mountains Around Tucson
Arizona Central reports Charlie Whitmore asked his climbing buddy Richard Kane to sprinkle his ashes on the 315 mountain peaks around Tucson.
Posted in Adventures, Arizona
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Nanga Parbat Discovery Deepens Reinhold Messner Mystery
The discovery of a leather boot and body on Nanga Parbat has only deepened the controvery whether climbing legend Reinhold Messner abandoned his 24-year-old brother Gunther 30 years ago.
Posted in Accidents, Adventures, Asia, General
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Cameron Shaw-Doran Claims to Be First to Climb Mount Washington in Wheel Chair
The Boston Globe reports Cameron Shaw-Doran claims to have become the first person to climb the 7.6 mile Mount Washington Road in a wheelchair.
Posted in Adventures, Highpoint (States) News, New Hampshire, Records
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Andrew Thompson Claims AT Record Hike of 47 Days, 13 Hours, 31 Minutes
Times Argus reports Andrew Thompson completed the Appalachian Trail in a record 47 days, 13 hours, 31 minutes.
Posted in Adventures, Appalachian Trail, Highpoint (States) News, Trails
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Ben Jones Closing on 50 Summits in Record 66 Days
The HeraldNet report Ben Jones of Lynwood, Washington, is seeking to climb 50 state summits in a record breaking 66 days.
Posted in Adventures, Highpoint (States) News
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Andrew Skurka First Sea2Sea Trail Completer
Walkermnn reports Andrew Skurka of Massachusetts has walked 5,015 miles in his attempt to be the first to complete the 7,700 mile Sea to Sea Trail across the northern U.S. between the Atlantic and Pacific.
Posted in Adventures, Sea2Sea, Trails
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Danielle Fisher of Washington State Completes 7 Summits At Age 20
Various sources report Danielle Fisher, of Bow, Washington, climbed Mount Everest to become the youngest to climb the 7 summits at age 20.
Posted in 7 Summits, Adventures, Everest, Highpoint News (world), Washington
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Sherpa to Crawl Length of Manhattan to Ground Zero
The New York Times reports Sherpa L. G. Khambache, 41, of Brooklyn, plans to crawl the 13 mile length of Manhattan to Ground Zero.
Ed Viesturs Summits Annapurna To Become First American To Complete all 8,000 Metre Peaks
Mounteverest.net reports Ed Viesturs summited Annapurna and became the first American to summit all 14 8,000+ metre peaks. Only 12 climbers have done all 14. Viesturs summited all without supplementary O2 — something only five other climbers have done.
Posted in 7 Summits, Adventures, Asia, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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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.
Posted in 7 Summits, Adventures, Alaska, Highpoint (States) News, Highpoint News (world), States
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Idaho Newspaper Story on Highpointer Chris Anderson
The Magic Valley Times News in Idaho has a profile of Chris Anderson who has completed 46 of the lower 48 and whose website was one of the first devoted to highpointing.
Posted in Adventures, Highpoint (States) News, Idaho
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