[Published in Apex to Zenith #54 – Third Quarter 2001] By: Roger Rowlett A lot of people have asked why there is an americasroof.com and highpointers.org. So here’s a history….
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Chairman Column Third Quarter 2001
[Published in Apex to Zenith #54 – Third Quarter 2001] By: Roger Rowlett It’s been an eventful quarter. Our Backbone Mountain convention was the biggest ever. Missouri has expressed interest…
Issue #54 of “Apex to Zenith” Third Quarter 2001
Topic Page 48 Finishers• Mary Ann Castimore• Sam Collinson• Mac Clemens• Scott Holzhauser• Rick Sederberg• John Drew Mitchler 8 – 12 50 Completers• Mike Clemens• Dave Kennedy• John Lent• Kenny…
Fifty Flags Over America – Photos Needed!
[Published in Apex to Zenith #54 – Third Quarter 2001] Following the Sept. 11 attack, the Highpointers Club has launched the “50 Flags Over America” project. Newsletter editors John Mitchler…
Contest: Design a New Half-Way Pin
[Published in Apex to Zenith #54 – Third Quarter 2001] Here is your golden opportunity to project yourself into Highpointer Immortality! Currently, the Highpointer Club has two types of awards,…
Campbell Hill, Ohio – America’s Strategic Highpoint
[Published in Apex to Zenith #53 – Second Quarter 2001] By Tom Minahan Roger Rowlett describes Campbell Hill’s “relatively steep west face leading to the obvious summit” and refers to…
Kenyon Stebbins – 48-Completer #6 by age 14
As for a paragraph of my thoughts on being a “younger” highpointer, here’s my off-the-top-of-my-head thoughts. Now at age 51, as I look back on highpointing as a kid, I…
State of Maryland Facts
STATE OF MARYLAND FACTS Maryland has been called “America in Miniature” because so much is packed into its 10,460 square miles of land and water. You can find just about…
MD 2001 Convention Schedule and Info
Listen to “Maryland, My Maryland Highpointers 2001 Convention Schedule Backbone Mountain, Maryland Lillian and Gene Elliott are coordinating Monday – Wednesday, July 23-25 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Registration…
Issue #53 of “Apex to Zenith” Second Quarter 2001
Topic Page Article – Denali’s West Buttress Route 25 – 26 Article – Highpointers Club Survey Results 5 – 6 Article – Why is Highpointing so “easy”, anyway? 7 –…
Highpointers Club Survey – Mountaineering KSE
[Published in Apex to Zenith #53 – Second Quarter 2001] By: Pete Anderson As the new millennium arrived, membership of the Highpointers Club surpassed 2,000. With this increase in membership,…
Bill Smith’s Quest Spans 8 Years, from 1991 to 1999
[Published in Apex to Zenith #52 – First Quarter 2001] “I never met a highpoint I didn’t like.” Having our first cold snap of the year in Shreveport (November 9,…
Jakk’s High Notes from Issue #52
[Published in Apex to Zenith #52 – First Quarter 2001] “If they don’t have highpoints in Heaven, I’m not going.” Well, here we are already a whole year into our…
Teen Corner: Mac Clemens – 47 Highpoints By Age 12
[Published in Apex to Zenith #52 – First Quarter 2001] By: Chris Covill The following is a short story by an astounding young man. Only 12 years old, with boundless…
Board of Directors Election for 2001
[Published in Apex to Zenith #52 – First Quarter 2001] Candidates for 2001 Board of Directors (vote for 5) ( ) Gene Elliott Employed with the local Parks System in…
Computer Column: Outdoor News Sources, Poll Results and Webring Additions
[Published in Apex to Zenith #52 – First Quarter 2001] News The amount of outdoor news available on the Internet seems to grow in leaps and bounds. I have set…
Issue #52 of “Apex to Zenith” First Quarter 2001
Topic Page 48 Finishers• Bill Smith 3 50 Completers• Jim Grace 3 Article – Frank Ashley Award Announced 12 Article – Mt Arvon Snowmobiling! 23 – 25 Article – Traveler…
Issue #51 of “Apex to Zenith” Fourth Quarter 2000
Topic Page 48 Finishers• James Reilly• Carrie Sears Bell• Jay Wiener• Mike Clemens 5 – 9 50 Completers• Greg Griffith• Steve Packer 3 – 5 Article – Highpoint Questionnaire Project…
Computer Column: Polls and New Members of Our Web Ring
[Published in Apex to Zenith #51 – Fourth Quarter 2000] By: Roger Rowlett So what do highpointers think? We’ve been running some straw polls on the americasroof web site. The…
Jay Wiener’s Long and Winding Road Takes Him to 48 Peaks
[Published in Apex to Zenith #51 – Fourth Quarter 2000] “…my guide Allan was killed in a fall, while we were climbing the Grand Teton together…I needed lots of diversion…
James Reilly Finishes the 48 Contiguous States on Granite Peak
[Published in Apex to Zenith #51 – Fourth Quarter 2000] “…the weather joined the party. It just rolled in…we clawed and grabbed at that mountain til our fingers bled.” Time:…
Mike Clemens Is Flying High After Finish the 48!
[Published in Apex to Zenith #51 – Fourth Quarter 2000] Highlight on Mount Mitchell: “going for an evening stroll, and stumbling on a moonshiner’s camp in the woods.” Okay, I’ve…
Carrie Sears Bell Taps Family Expertise to Become 15th Woman To Finish 48 States (on Gannett)
[Published in Apex to Zenith #51 – Fourth Quarter 2000] “The biggest drawback [on Denali] is leaving my husband and two children for three weeks.” I am writing to let…
Steve Packer’s Ordeal Ends in Success With His 50th Highpoint on Wheeler Peak
[Published in Apex to Zenith #51 – Fourth Quarter 2000] “…it cost me nine of my fingers and toes, 12 surgeries, and 15 months out of work” We got up…
Greg Griffith Returns to Rhode Island for #50
[Published in Apex to Zenith #51 – Fourth Quarter 2000] “It all started after having received Don Holmes book as “recuperative reading” material following a May 1994 paragliding accident that…
Issue #50 of “Apex to Zenith” Third Quarter 2000
Topic Page 48 Finishers• Chris Birrer Jr• Rich Birrer Jr• Danielle Birrer• Ken Oeser• Ed Fronheiser 9 – 12 50 Completers• Glenn Van Vliet• Henri Butler• Steve and Liz Fellstrom•…
Richard Birrer Joins the Club with 50!
[Published in Apex to Zenith #50 – Third Quarter 2000] I was a mediocre athlete (swimming and diving) in high school and college. However, the Swiss genes have. been hard…
Richard White Saw ‘Em and Did ‘Em All 50!
[Published in Apex to Zenith #50 – Third Quarter 2000] Number done solo: 47, all but Denali, Rainier, and Hood. Multiple Attempts: Driskill (2) scary lightning storm…Boundary (2) couldn’t find…
Dennis Stewart Finishes at the Hawaii Convention
[Published in Apex to Zenith #50 – Third Quarter 2000] I am only 4 states away from doing them [48 states] a third time! I would scan the horizon from…