americasroof highpoint news- 2013 Assault on Mount Mitchell Bicycle Ride on May 20
- Package to Climb Elbert for $650
- Descendents of 1913 First Ascent of Mount McKinley Prepare Centennial Climb
- Katahdin from Lake Millinocket on January 13, 2013
- Paradise on Mount Rainier is 20 Degree Warmer Than Seattle in Bizarre Temperature Inversion
- Wounded Warrior Among 3 Injured in Tuckerman Ravine Avalanche
- Merry Christmas!
- Small Forest Fire on Mount Mansfield
- Curiosity’s Shot of Aeolis Mons on Mars Sure Looks Like Mount McKinley
- SPOT Used in Gannett Peak Rescue
- NPS Considering Dramatic Changes to Camp Muir on Mount Rainier
- Photo of Summit Stewards on Mount Marcy
- Dramatic Timelapse Video of Star Trails on Mount Washington
- New Barn Quilt Added to Hawkeye Point
- Proposal to Rename Talkeetna Ranger Station for First McKinley Climber Walter Harper
- 4 McKinley Climbers Presumed Dead in Avalanche
- Body of New Hampshire Creavasse
- Finnish Skiier Killed While Skiing Down Mount McKinley
- Unroped Climber Falls to Death While Attempting to Retrieve Backpack on McKinley
- Investigation Into How McKinley Climber Perished While Following Guide’s Orders and Another Climber Ignoring the Orders Survived
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Issue #99 of “Apex to Zenith” Fourth Quarter 2012
Items in Issue #99 of Apex to Zenith include (Winter 2012):
2013 Access Dates for Illinois
Charles Mound is private property with the owners house near the summit. In its history has been closed to the public and there has been a fee. The owners have given us permission to visit the summit during daylight hours … Continue reading
Nominations for 2013-14 Highpointers Board of Directors Due February 22
The deadline for nominations for the 2013-2014 Board of Directors is February 22, 2013. Think you’ve got the stuff to make this Club work better? Want to pitch in and help our Club move on into to the future? Got … Continue reading
Cops on Top 2013 Summits for Heroes Seeks to Climb All 50 States on June 29
Cops on Tops is planning its annual Summits for Heroes on Satuday, June 29 when it wants climbers to visit all 50 states. In the past more than 700 law enforcement officers, police survivors, supporters, friends and family members participated … Continue reading
Application for 2013 Highpointers Convention at Katahdin, July 18-20
Here’s the application for the 2013 convention July 18-20 in Millinocket, Maine. *Application *Information Packet (from Apex to Zenith 3rd Quarter 2013)
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David Kelley ARCGIS Interactive Map of Highpoints
David Kelley passes along this excellent ARCGIS interactive map for the highpoints. It lets you zoom in to the highest detail on the topographic. There’s almost no online map that will let you do it that fast or elegantly! Thanks … Continue reading
2013 Highpointers Calendar at HP Merc
The 2013 Highpointers Calendar is now available at the Merc. The calendar which includes photos by members and highpointing events always quickly sell out. The deadline for submitting photos for the 2014 calendar is May 15, 2013 (so the calendar … Continue reading
Sen Lindsay Graham Attends Sassafras Mountain Improvement Project on South Carolina Peak
We were delighted that Sen. Lindsay Graham could attend the September 17 Sassafras Mountain Improvement Project ceremony atop South Carolina’s highest mountain. The Highpointers Foundation is donating the plaque and bench for the project. Other parts of the project include … Continue reading
A.H. Marshall’s List of Highpoint Completions 1919-1936
Here’s a list the highpoints that first 48-completer AH Marshall did from 1919 to 1936. This should be a huge help in reading his journal which we have just posted.