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Rick & Alistair Sponsel Do 8 Northeast Peaks in 20 Hours 34 Minutes
Rick and son Alistair Sponsel write to say they completed 8 Northeast peaks in 20 hours and 34 minutes on July 2nd and 3rd. The previous record for the peaks is…
Tahoe Bonanza Story on John Singlaub 50 Completion
The Tahoe Bonanza reports John Singlaub of Zephyr Cover, Nevada, has completed 50 highpoints afer starting on Aug. 16, 1968.
Bob Packard Climbs All County Highpoints Above 3000 Feet
The County Highpointers report that Bob Packard has climbed all county highpoints above 3,000 feet. You have to subscribe to the yahoo cohp group to read the article.
Straw Poll for 2007 Highpointers Convention in Midwest
The Highpointers Club will vote at the New Hampshire Convention on which Midwest state will host the 2007 convention. You can participate in our nonbinding straw poll by voting below.
Issue #69 of “Apex to Zenith” Second Quarter 2005
The Second Quarter 2005 issue of Apex to Zenith has articles about Dave Johnston completing all 50 in winter; four new 50 completers, geology of state highpoints, New Hampshire Convention…
Berkshire Eagle Article on Highpointers Club
The Berkshire Eagle (May 30th) has an article, “Highpointers Club Relishes Lofty Goals” by Derek Gentile, about the Club that quotes original club member Donald Berens, Massachusetts Board Member Chuck…
Kyle Cummings Eagle Project Transforms Indiana’s Hoosier Hill
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…
Highpointer Forums
We don’t have any “official forum” however here’s some forums where a lot of highpointers congregate:
Highpointer Volunteers
There’s always things to do at the Highpointers Club. If you would like to volunteer please contact Diane Winger.
Peter Thompson’s Geology of Highpoints
Peter Thompson at the University of New Hampshire has an elegant and comprehensive description website about the geology of the highpoints of each state.
Issue #68 of “Apex to Zenith” First Quarter 2005
The Spring 2005 (Issue #68) of Highpointers Apex to Zenith is of course spectacular as usual. There is sad news with the passing of the dead of highpointing Paul Zumwalt…
Gerry Roach Transcendent Summits Autobiography of Early Years
The Chicago Tribune and Knight Ridder gives a rave review to Gerry Roach’s latest book “Transcendent Summits: One Climber’s Route to Self-Discovery.” Roach was one of the first mountaineers to…
Dave Johnston Completes Quest to Climb all 50 in Winter
The News Tribune reports Dave Johnston, a 62-year-old climber from Talkeetna, Alaska, is the first man to climb to the highest point in all 50 states in the winter. He’s…
Don Pinyan (1926-2005)
Jack Frank passes this along: It is noteworthy to many in the club of the passing of Don Pinyan, 48 completer #137. Don died of cancer in February at the…
Mario Locatelli Sets Sites on Being Oldest Everest Climber
The Missoulian reprots that Mario Locatelli, the “Mountain Goat of the Bitterroots,” wants to be the oldest to climb Mount Everest. On July 5 last year, at the age of…
Chairman Column: Tributes to Merrill Sterler and Paul Zumwalt
A lot has happened since the last quarter which has dramatically changed the highpointing culture as we know it.
Why Your Trip Reports Should Be Blogs
In December I started a conversion of both americasroof and highpointers to a blog format. I think you might also find the blog format is a spectacularly simple and elegant…
President’s Message on 2004-05 Election and Service Award Nominations
Members of the Highpointers Club, It seems that at this time of year, I have the same message. In this issue of the Newsletter, you will receive a ballot for…
Stuart Smith First American To Climb 7 Summits Plus North and South Poles
Everest News reports that Texan Stuart Smith has become the first American to complete the Adventure Grand Slam. The AGS consists of the Seven Summits plus the North and South…
Mario Locatelli Headstand Featured in Official McKinley Climbing Report
Mario Locatelli, an avid Highpointer from Montana, who became the oldest (71 years and 6 months young) to summit Mount McKinley, was featured in the Official McKinley Climbing Report for 2004. Incidentally Denali…
Famed World Climber Rick Wilcox to Be Featured Speaker at Highpointers 2005 Convention
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…
Lakefront Interview With 2005 Highpointers Convention Organizer Steve Harding
This article appeared in the Winter 2004 issue of “Lakefront” and was entitled “PSR’s Steve Harding: Altitude is Everything.” Steve is the point person at Purity Springs for the 2005…
Lodging for 2005 Highpointers Convention
The 2005 Highpointers Convention lodging is at Purity Spring Resort & Danforth Bay Camping Resort. Here are details of accomodation options.
Merrill Sterler, Owner of Hawkeye Point (1930-2004)
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…
Paul Zumwalt 1912-2004
Paul Zumwalt, state guidebook author, first winner of the Highpointers Club highest awards — the Vin Hoeman and Jakk Longacre, and definitive Highpointer friend passed on Dec. 20. You can…
South Carolina Buys Sassafras Summit
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…
Issue 67 of “Apex to Zenith” Fourth Quarter 2004
The 2004 4th Quarter Newsletter came out the week of Christmas. Here’s an abstract of some of the articles:
Interview with First International 48 Finisher, Sjaak van Schie
Stony Burke did this interview after Sjaak’s completion of 48 states.
Nominations for Highpointers Board of Directors Due Feb. 11
Nominations for the Highpointers Club Board of Directors will be accepted until February 11, 2004 (for publication in the next issue of the newsletter).