Tim Warren’s Lessons from Everest at Merc

The Merc is now selling Highpointer Tim Warren’s book “Lessons from Everest” a funny and inspirational story of his summiting Everest after an unsuccessful attempt.

Member Larry Floyd Writes Book on Oklahoma Trails

Highpointer Larry Floyd and his friend and Kent Frates have written a book on hiking trails in Oklahoma. The book lists 58 trailheads. Their favorite hike is Black Mesa with Charons Garden in the Wichita Mountains a close second.

Books: Jack Bennett’s List of the 30 Most Memorable Hikes

National Parks Traveler has this about Jack Bennett’s latest book.Dream Hikes Coast to Coast: Your Guide to America’s Most Memorable Trails
Jack is probably best known around these parts for his book about Canadian highpoints. Traveler notes:

In surveying the Highpointers Club, a 2,700-member group of hikers, climbers, and “list keepers” to settle on his collection of 30 hikes, Mr. Bennett set some tough guidelines for candidate trails: They had to be day hikes. No cross-country bushwhacking jaunts. No geographic requirements; in other, words, it didn’t matter if his entire list wound up comprised of hikes in one or two sections of the country.