First Quarter 2006 Apex to Zenith Newsletter
Our newsletter always amazes for the size of our club. And for $20/year! Anyway, here’s a summary of the newsletter so the search engines catch it.
Cover - Winter photo of High Point State Park; Denali Pass photo
2 - Note from John Mitchler and Dave Covill and about highpointing the rainy Kaui highpoint with Bob Packard and Don Nelson
3 - Dennis Crispo 48 completion
4 - Dave Kanners 48 completion
5 - Book “One Day, One Goal, One Energy” about about IDS and American Express employees, ham operators, Eagle Scouts trying to climb all the highpoints on June 29, 1994
5 - Ron and Diane Farb about their 50-50-1 attempt to climb all highpoints on June 24, 2006
6 - Rick Hartman S.afety O.n S.ummits column about safety in motels
7 - Mount Magazine Arkansas Lodge opening on May 18, 2006.
7 - Scott Surgent and Oliver Kozlowski on the “missing” Delaware highpoint with Scott’s website having a picture:
Doreen Kupchick is also keeping us updated on the issue.
8 - Barb Gurtler on ascending Carstenz Pyramid with Jack Longacre’s ashes
9 - William “Rock” Sponsel and John “Topper” Sponsel on brotherly highpointing
10 - 50-50-1 contact http://50-50-1.com
10 - Highpointers Foundation update by Dave Covill noting Paul Pontiff is forming the Mission Statement and that Roy Wallen, Tonya Sykes and Karen O’Brien are among the volunteers
11 - Our regional highpoint liason coordantors - Robert Hyman for northeast, Stony Burk for southeast, Diane Winger for midwest and Rick Hartman for west
11 - Don Holmes presidential message on nominations for Vin Hoeman, Jack Longacre and Frank Ashley Awards
12 - Membership update by Craig Noland
13 - Roger Rowlett Chairman Column on the Taum Sauk dam disaster
13 - Diane Winger on volunteer opportunities for internet research, club photo archives, clean up highpoints, guide and outfitter coordinator
14 - Nominations for board - Stony Burke, Lillian Elliott, Tom Karchesy, Will Mokszycki, Steve Urbanski, Tim Webb
15-16 - Peter Thompson on Highpoint Geology in the Appalachians. Peter’s website
17 - Ton Kitslaar on highpointing lowest to highest
18-21 - Highpointers 2006 Convention
22 - Interview with Speaker Stuart Smith
23 - Ron Tagliapietra column on climbing North Carolina and things to do in Asheville
24 - Rich Allen biography of Jane Gibbons
25 - Milestones
26-27 - Color photos
28-29 - Fred Lobdell county highpointer column (including links to Kaui climbing info at http://waiale.org)
30-31 - Gerry Roach on national park highpointing in Dry Tortugas and Kings Canyon
32 - Miriam Richards book on “High Point of Persistance: The Miriam Richards Story”
34-35 - Highpointer Books
36 - Backpage