Issue #103 of “Apex to Zenith” Fourth Quarter 2013

Highlights of the 4th quarter 2013 Apex to Zenith quarterly magazine (Issue #103) include:

Official table of contents:
In This Issue:
50 Completers ……………………. 2-3, 5-8
48 Finishers ………………………… 3, 8-11
World HPs ………………………….. 11-12
HP Updates ………………………….. 12-14
Klimbin Kollaborators ………………. 15
TN-14 Konvention ……………………… 15
President, Le Cache, Errata ……….. 16
Membership ………………………………. 17
Call for Board Nominations …… 18
Regional Gatherings – MN …………. 18
Tennessee Convention ………………… 19
Lowpoints ………………………………….. 20
Milestones ………………….. 20-25,38-40
S.O.S. #30 – Don’t Do’s ………………. 26
HP Foundation ………………………….. 29
The County Highpointer ……………. 30
Intro to County HPs – Alaska ……… 31
Tri-state Points ………………………….. 32
UP Memorabilia ………………………… 35
Nuggets in the Scree …………………… 36
Park Pointing …………………………….. 36
The Merc …………………………………… 37
In The News ………………………………. 38
Study of Highpoints ……………. .42-43

Mini Summary:
Cover – Tony Gerardi watercolor of Mount Greylock summit.
2 – Photo of 50 completers Jim Gadberry, Connard Hogan, Doug Lindauer and Ann Coffey
3 – 50 Completer Patrick Lang, Robert Ocampo; 48 finisher Byron Ward, Wayne Haddock, Richard Floyd
4 – Table of contents, directors, steering committes
5 – Ann Coffery and Jim Gadberry stories
6 – Connard Hogan story
7 – Patrick Lang and Doug Lindauer stories
8 – Robert Ocampo andWayne Haddock stories
9 – Byron Ward story
10 – Dick Ward story
11 – World highpoint updates from Aconcagua, Belgium and Luxembourg
12 – High Point Updates including Charles Mound open dates
13 – Photos including the new High Point welcome center in Kimball, Nebraska along with Rick Hartman’s photos of “Marmotphobia” protection for cars
14 – Highpoints photos including the still missing plaque on Woodall Mountain
15 – Klimbin’s Kollaborator
16 – President’s Message by Tim Webb; calendar deadline for 2015 (June 15). Contract Gerry Roach gerryroach@mac.com
17 – Membership updates (63 new members)
18 – Regional gatherings at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on November 16, 2013; August gathering in Colorado
19 – Tennessee convention on July 25-26 in Gatlinburg, TN; low points of the world including the Death Sea
20-25 – Summit photos
26-27 – Rick Harman’s Safety on Summits “Don’t Do’s” offered up by highpointer
28 – Lanny Wexler on moon’s highpoint Mount Libintis and David Power on Borneo
29 – Highpointers Foundation news on its seven year anniversary
30 – Roy Wallen on County Highpointing and Adam Helman highpointing book “A Tale of Twelve Summers”
31 – Dave Covill on county highpointing in Alaska
32-33 – Tripointing
34 – VA/DC/MD Markers
35 – Highpoint Memorabilia
36 – Nuggets in the Scree
37 – Highpointers Merc
38 – Eric and Matt Gilbertson book “The Great Quest: Fifty US State High Points and More”
39-41– Milestones
42-43 – Photos
Back Cover – Love photo Jennifer and Richard Lowe on Black Mesa; Kelsey and Geoff Kaiser on Rainier Stats: 50 completers: 253; 48 state finishers 473; club members 2,321