The Daily Corinthian in Corinth, Mississippi has a wonderful article on the 2010 convention. The article was published October 15, 2010 and headlined “Climbing Woodall: Highpointers ascend state’s highest peak”…
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Highpointers Club in Providence Journal Article
Peter Mandel on the Providence Journal mentions corresponding with the Highpointers Club and the accompanying photo shows the Club signs on Jerimoth Hill in an article on October 17, 2010…
Woodall Mountain Monument Dedication, Award Winners and 2012 Convention Site Among Highlights of 2010 Convention
The 2010 Highpointers Convention has concluded at Woodall Mountain, Mississippi. As usual it was another spectacular magical convention. One of the biggest highlights was the dedication of new signs at…
Craig Noland Wins Jack Longacre Award
Membership Guy Craig Noland was awarded the club’s highest award — the Jack Longacre Award — at the 2010 Convention.
Jim Sutton Receives Vin Hoeman Award
Club President Jim Sutton, who first instituted a budget for the club, received the Vin Hoeman Award at the 2010 Highpointers Convention. The nomination for Jim said:
Highpointers e-news of September 23, 2010
Craig’s latest e-news is out. You can see it in its full .html glory here. The text is below for the search engines.
2010 Highpointers Convention Oct. 7-9 in Mississippi
Registration has started for the 2010 Highpointers Club Annual Convention It will be Held October 7th – 9th Highlighting the Mississippi Highpoint on Woodall Mountain.
Issue #89 of “Apex to Zenith” Second Quarter 2010
Issue 89 Second Quarter 2010 issue of Apex to Zenith is out.
Don Holmes Roast at 2009 Highpointers Convention
We just posted the entire Don Holmes roast at the Highpointers Convention in High Point, New Jersey, on August 1, 2009. It’s in full 1080p glory. We didn’t have the…
Straw Poll for Western State to Host 2012 Highpointers Convention
Those attending the Highpointers convention over Columbus Day weekend in Mississippi will select the site of the 2012 convention which will be in the western region (the hosts rotate –…
Highpointers Club Mentioned in New York Times article on Climbing Northeast Peaks
The Highpointers Club is mentioned in a New York Times article on northeast peaks (headlined “6 Days, 6 States, 6 Peaks” by Mark Aiken). The article appeared on the Times…
Highpointers e-news of September 2, 2010
The new Highpointers e-Connector is out. You can read it in its full formatted glory here.
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…
127 Hours – Movie About Member Aron Ralston To Premiere Oct. 28
127 Hours, a film by Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle, is scheduled to premiere Oct. 10 at the 54th BFI London Film Festival depicts Aron Ralston’s 2003 ordeal in Blue…
United Airlines Article on Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum
United Airlines Hempisheres Inflight in an article headlined “Three Perfect Days: Denver” pays tribute to the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum in Golden which it says “home of the world’s…
Highpointers e-news of August 12, 2010
The August 12 issue of the Highpointers e-news is available here.
Highpointers e-news of July 28, 2010
Membership guy Craig Noland’s e-news is out. You can read it here.
Article on Tim Bayerl
The Echo Press has an article on member Tim Bayerl. It’s a great article.
12-Year-Old Matt Moniz Completes in 43 days, 3 hours, 51 minutes and 9 seconds
12-year-old Matt Moniz has completed on Mauna Kea hiking 50 summits in 43 days, 3 hours, 51 minutes and 9 seconds. He set out to do 50 summits in 50…
Highpointers e-news for July 15, 2010
The Membership Guy Criag Noland’s Highpointer e-news for July 15 is out. To see it in its full html glory click here.
Issue #88 of “Apex to Zenith” First Quarter 2010
Highlights include: Cover – 200th Completer, Snow on Cheaha andBritton Hill2 – Color photos of completers3 – Page from Frank Ashley’s guidebook4-5 – 50 Completeres Sue and Rob Garneau; Eva…
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…
E-Bulletin of June 15, 2010
Membership Guy Craig’s latest Highpointers e-bulletin is out. You can get in your email. Or click here to download.
Jeff Blumenfeld tells you how to get sponsors for your highpointing trips
Jeff Blumenfeld who got the Coleman Company to sponsor his highpointing trip tells you how to get sponsors. His book You Want To Go Where?: How to Get Someone to…
New Stuff for Highpointers!!!
New “Highpointers Connectior” blog at: http://highpointersclub.blogspot.com/ Here you can hook up with parters for highpointing, swap/find gear, post about books… Add to it and enjoy it. any ideas, just pass…
e-Bulletin: Club tops 3,000 Members…
Well… we did it! As of right now we’re over three thousand strong and growing. Y’all can help us to grow even more by encouraging friends, family and other like…
Highpointers Club e-Bulletin Poll…
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Article on Andy Martin and County Highpointing
An article on mlive.com in Michigan reports on Andy Martin and his book County High Points about the highest points in all 3,141 counties. It also mentions peakbagger.com.
Kevin Baker Presentation at Colorado Mountain Club
Club Treasurer Kevin Baker spoke to the Pikes Peak Section of the Colorado Mountain Club on May 8, 2010. His topic was his ascents of difficult state highpoints and winter…