Highlights of Fall 2006 - Issue 74 of Apex to Zenith
Highlights of Issue #74 (Third Quarter Autumn) issue of Apex to Zenith:
Cover - Group shots of organizations doing highpoints — 50-50-1, 50 for Tibert - Cops on Top
2-3 - Color summit photos
4-6 - 50 completers: Neal Andrews, Christopher Birrer, Jack Edwads, Dave Green, David Interlicchia
7-8 - Gerry Roach on a 10,033 mile journey to highponts
9 - 48 finisher Gary Fisher
10-11 - Highpointers 2006 Convention in South Carolina
12 - HP Liasons: Cost for access to Gannett Peak via Ink Wells using Ramona is $100/person
13 - New members (Arizona wins for 2008 convention)
14 - Highpointers 2007 convention will be July 27-28 in Wisconsin
14 - Jack Longacre project: Diane and Charlie Winger escorted him to Cerro de Punta in Puerto Rico, Stuart Smith took him Ama Dablam in the Himalayas; Barb Gurtler took him to Carstenz Pyramid; Rudy Vedovell took him to Greece; Mere Thomsen took him Costa Rica; Allen and Dianah Downs took him to Mount Kosciszko; Bob Packard and Ken Jones took him to Ojos del Salado in Chile and Adam Helman took him Mount Aconcagua. A successful Everest summit is all that remains to complete the 7 summits.
14 - The Arkansas Gazette reports on the passing of 50 completer Jack Allsup
15 - Rick Hartman S.afety O.n S.ummits column #15 on wild animal encounters
16 - Fred Lobdell on County Highpointing
17 - Gerry Roach on the summit of Big Bend National Park
18 - Dave Covill on the Highpointers Foundation formally being created
19 - Highpointer regional gatherings in New York, Arizona and New Hampshire
20-21 - 50-50-1, 50 for Tibert - Cops on Top
22-23 - Color summit photos
24 - Milestones
25 - New map of Granite Peak from First Ascent Press
25 - Dave and Sue Pellegrini will do this year’s Highpointers Calendar
26 - Merc
27 - Color photos
Back Cover - Bob Carpenter and Sue Miller in love reunites on South Dakota