The new private owners of the Jerimoth Hill — Jeff and Deb Mosley — authorized the Highpointers Club to build a new trail to the Jerimoth Hill summit.
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Robert Siegel, anchor of All Things Considered, interviewed Highpointers Club Chairman (and webmeister) Roger Rowlett on August 22, 2005 about the Mosley’s opening Jerimoth Hill to club members. Here’s the mp3 interview.
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For the past few years Hoosier Hill had been a bit forboding. The summit in a clump of woods was down an overgrown trail. You took your life in your hands climbing a broken stile over a fence. And you always risked getting stuck in the mud when you pulled off the road.
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Mario Locatelli, from Montana, who became the oldest (71 years 6 months) to summit McKinley was featured in the Official McKinley Climbing Report for 2004. Incidentally Denali was his 50 state completion. You probably recognize Mario’s famous summit headstand pose.
Rick Wilcox at Annapurna (photo from ime-usa.com)
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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Merrill Sterler, owner of the Iowa highpoint and one of the kindest men on the planet, has passed. Below is his obituary from basinelectic.com. You can read an interview Roger Rowlett conducted with the Sterlers in August 2003. You can express your opinions in the forum.
Many thanks to Mike Burton for passing this along from the Carolina Channel. This is discussed in the forum.
The state now owns South Carolina’s highest peak. The Natural Resources Department has bought two acres at the top of Sassafras Mountain from Duke Energy for $50,000 earlier this month. The sale guarantees public access to the 3,560-foot peak in northern Pickens County.
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Don Holmes reports that the new owners of White Butte — Daryle and Mary Dennis — are going to permit continued access and have dropped the entrance charge to $10/car. This is very generous especially considering there was talk of permanently closing the summit. They have also not placed restrictions on the dates. Please be respectful of the new property owners. Don has also permitted us to post the North Dakota write update from his upcoming “Highpoints of the U.S.” book.
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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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Thanks to the Gene and Lillian Elliott this highpoint is permitted despite opposition from the neighboring Backbone Subdivision. DO NOT VIST the highpoint by going through the Backbone subdivision. Rather, go a mile into West Virginia and you will see the signs. It’s a pleasant walk. The highpoint is owned by West Pochontos Coal Company.
