The list of state highpoints that is recognized by the Highpointers Club appears in the “US State Guide“. This list appears in a document titled “Elevations and Distances in the…
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Coloradoan.com article on Boundary mentions the Highpointers registration box on Nevada’s highest
The Coloradan has article on Boundary Peak, Nevada which includes this note about the Highpointers box on Boundary. Many summits contain a register of one kind or another in which…
Application for 2013 Highpointers Convention at Katahdin, July 18-20
Here’s the application for the 2013 convention July 18-20 in Millinocket, Maine. *Application *Information Packet (from Apex to Zenith 2nd Quarter 2013 – last issue before convention)
Issue #101 of “Apex to Zenith” Second Quarter 2013
Articles in Issue 101 of Apex to Zenith Quarter 2013 include:
Congratulations to Alan Ritter Silver Beaver Award
Congratulations to Alan Ritter on receiving the Silver Beaver Award on May 28, 2013, from the Boy Scouts of America Greater St. Louis Council. Alan who has been a Highpointers…
Hey, Delta, “Keep Klimbin'” Was Our Catch Phrase for 20 Years Before You Thought Of It
Since 2010 the catch phrase for Delta Airline is “Keep climbing.” Nice phrase that Widen+Kennedy came up with. We liked it when our club founder Jakk Longacre made it our…
DNAInfo Chicago Profile of Jean Wubbels and the Club
DNAInfo Chicago has a nice profile of Jean and Wyane Wubbels and the Club in its May 10, 2013 issue headlined, “Former Chicagoans Live Near Illinois’ Highest Point.” Jean has…
Highpointers Club Bylaws
Following are copies of the Highpointers Club bylaws. Bylaws are published in the second quarter each year in the newsletter Apex to Zenith. We have been fortunate that Don Holmes…
Unofficial List of Highpointing Records
The Highpointers Club cannot verify most records — particularly speed record claims as we do not have people deployed to verify times. However there of course is interest in the…
Board of Directors Minutes – June 9, 2012, Mount Hood, Oregon
Minutes of Highpointers Board of Directors, June 9, 2012, Timberline Lodge, Government Camp, Oregon
Interview with Marathoners Todd Brown and Bill Urbanski on Boston Bombings
NBC Connectictut interviewed Todd Brown who was running in the Boston Marathon on the dApril 15, 2013 day of the bombing. We are of course glad that Todd who is…
Issue #100 of “Apex to Zenith” First Quarter 2013
The 100th newsletter came out! Here’s some highlights
Issue #99 of “Apex to Zenith” Fourth Quarter 2012
Items in Issue #99 of Apex to Zenith include (Winter 2012):
Nominations for 2013-14 Highpointers Board of Directors Due February 22
The deadline for nominations for the 2013-2014 Board of Directors is February 22, 2013. Think you’ve got the stuff to make this Club work better? Want to pitch in and…
David Kelley ARCGIS Interactive Map of Highpoints
David Kelley passes along this excellent ARCGIS interactive map for the highpoints. It lets you zoom in to the highest detail on the topographic. There’s almost no online map that…
A.H. Marshall’s List of Highpoint Completions 1919-1936
Here’s a list the highpoints that first 48-completer AH Marshall did from 1919 to 1936. This should be a huge help in reading his journal which we have just posted.
50 Completer Aron Ralston in Raunchy Tosh.O Skit on Comedy Central
The full Comedy Central Tosh.O clip featuring 50-completer Aron Ralston that aired this week is now available. It’s raunchy, bawdy, irreverent and quite unlike anything ever done. But if you’re…
Minutes (Email Session) July 17, 2011-June 8, 2012
Minutes (Email Session) of the Highpointers Club Board of Director July 17, 2011-June 8, 2012 Approved June 9, 2012 during the Board of Directors Meeting at Timberline Lodge, Government Camp,…
Non Club Members in Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska and Oregon Receive Paul Zumwalt Award
Non club members in Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska and Oregon were award the Paul Zumwalt Award for their help with the club and highpointing at the 2012 Convention.
2012 Convention Organizers, Gene and Lillian Elliot and Glen VanVliet Awarded Frank Ashley Award
The Club made the following Frank Ashley Awards at the 2012 Convention.
Mark and Wendy Comstock and Miles Luke Awarded 2012 Vin Hoeman Award
Mark and Wendy Comstock as well as Miles Luke were awarded the 2012 Vin Hoeman Award at the 2012 convention.
Minutes (Email Session) July 17, 2011-June 8, 2012
Minutes (Email Session) July 17, 2011-June 8, 2012. They were approved by the Board of Directors on June 9, 2012.
2012 Oregon Convention Registration and Information (Updated in April 2012)
Here’s Charlie Feris’ tips (updated on May 26, 2012) on things on the convention: *Rainy Day escapes *Convention tips *Government Camp tips Below is the information on the registration and…
Jakk Longacre “Last 50 Steps” Tour of Highpoints
Highpointer Club Founder Jakk Longacre recorded the “Last 50 Steps” probably in the late 1990s in which he told his experiences of climbing each of the 50 states. Members could…
Bob Mitchler (1920-2012)
We are sorry to hear of the passing of Bob Mitchler, a kindly gentleman who was a regular convention attendee along with his wife Helen. Bob, a World War II…
Issue #97 of “Apex to Zenith” Second Quarter 2012
Issue #97 Apex to Zenith (Second Quarter – Spring/Summer 2012) is out.
Mike Bayer’s Gannett Epic Climb Video
Club member Mike Bayer has this nifty 3 part Gannett Epic climb adventure on Youtube.
Issue #96 of “Apex to Zenith” First Quarter 2012
Issue #96 (First Quarter (Spring 2012) is out.
Convention Policies and Procedures Agreement
Following is the convention agreement between the convention host and the board of directors as approved in January 2012.