Interview with First International 48 Finisher, Sjaak van Schie
Monday, December 20th, 2004
Stony Burke did this interview after Sjaak’s completion of 48 states.
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Interview with Diane and Charlie Winger
Tuesday, September 28th, 2004
What was your first highpoint?
Our own Mt. Elbert here in Colorado was the first highpoint for each of us.
Why did you start highpointing?
Charlie: I started highpointing by accident, really. The first mountain I ever climbed was Mt. Elbert, and I’ve been hooked ever since. I originally conceived the idea of hiking to all the state highpoints in 1983, the year I first attempted Denali.
Diane: I really wanted to see more of the country. Until we started highpointing, I had only visited a few of the Western states, and had seen almost nothing of the rest of the country, other than from a window seat on a jet. It was a wonderful way to get out to places we may never have seen otherwise. Plus, hiking was involved, which we both enjoy. (more…)
Interview With Mary Maurer and George Vandersluis
Saturday, June 26th, 2004[This interview by Roger Rowlett appeared in the 2nd Quarter Issue of Apex to Zenith]
It’s hard to imagine what the Highpointers Club would be like without the efforts of Mary Maurer and George Vandersluis who have teamed up to some of the hardest, unsung jobs in the past 10 years. (more…)
Interview With Paul Zumwalt
Wednesday, September 26th, 2001
This interview was in 2001 3rd Quarter Newsletter by Roger Rowlett on the occasion of Paul receiving the club’s top award during the convention in Maryland.
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