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Straw Poll for 2007 Highpointers Convention in Midwest

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

Highpointers Club RegionsThe Highpointers Club will vote at the New Hampshire Convention on which Midwest state will host the 2007 convention. You can participate in our nonbinding straw poll by voting below.
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Famed World Climber Rick Wilcox to Be Featured Speaker at Highpointers 2005 Convention

Monday, January 24th, 2005

Rick Wilcox on Annapurna

Famed Everest and world climber as well as perhaps the most famous New England climber Rick Wilcox of Conway is to be the featured speaker at the 2005 Highpointers Convention in New Hampshire. Here are some background resources.

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Lakefront Interview With 2005 Highpointers Convention Organizer Steve Harding

Monday, January 24th, 2005

Steve Harding on Gannett Peak

This article appeared in the Winter 2004 issue of “Lakefront” and was entitled “PSR’s Steve Harding: Altitude is Everything.”

Steve is the point person at Purity Springs for the 2005 Highpointers Convention. You can read the article in its original .pdf format.

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Lodging for 2005 Highpointers Convention

Monday, January 24th, 2005

The 2005 Highpointers Convention lodging is at Purity Spring Resort & Danforth Bay Camping Resort. Here are details of accomodation options.
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Highpointers 2005 Convention Labor Day Weekend at Mount Washington, New Hampshire

Sunday, September 26th, 2004

 Many thanks for Mohammed Ellzoy for writing the intial summary of the 2005 convention. This page will be changing with new information.
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History and Future of Highpointers Conventions

Monday, July 26th, 2004

The Highpointers Annual Convention and Membership Meetings rotate from region to region and are held NC Konventionin one of four geographical areas in the United States each year.

For those who have the “Highpoint Calling” they’re an almost religious experiences where you meet others obsessed with our noble and unique hobby.

Many of our pages are not yet put in the blog, but here’s a little history of the previous conventions and their respective pages along with some photo galleries.

Past Conventions:

2008 Arizona
2007 Wisconsin
2006 North Carolina
2005 New Hampshire
2004 Washington
2003 Illinois
2002 Oklahoma
2001 Maryland
2000 Hawaii
1999 Missouri
1998 South Carolina
1997 Colorado
1996 Minnesota
1995 Vermont
1994 New Mexico
1993 South Dakota
1992 Virginia
1991 Nevada
1990 Texas
1989 New York
1988 Arizona
1987 Michigan

Future conventions will be:

2009 New Jersey
2010 Southeast (Mississippi)
2011 Midwest (to be determined at the 2009 Convention)
2012 West
2013 Northeast
2014 Southeast