Whetting your appetite for the First Quarter issue to arrive in your mailbox. Will Stoll has created a nice Powerpoint slideshow of his 20 year adventure in becoming a 50…
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Climb Talk Interview with John Mitchler on Highpointers Club History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th0qxtNPoek Newsletter editor John Mitchler was interviewed on the ClimbTalk radio show on Radio 1190 Denver/Boulder talking about highpointing at Highpointers history.
Interview with Club Editor John Mitchler and 50-completer Roger Kaul on Climb of Agrihan, Highpoint of Northern Mariana Islands
Gary Sword at KKMP radio FM 92.1 (in Garapan, on Saipan island) interview 50-completer Roger Kaul, Clint Kaul, and Club Editor John Mitchler on June 4, 2014 on their climb…
Perpetual Easement on Jakk’s Glade Finalized
Tom Altwies and Club President Tim Webb
Hoosier Hill Bench Vandalized
We’re getting the report from Stony Burk that a bench at Hoosier Hill that had been added as a Scout Eagle Scout project has been vandalized.
Club’s Summit Register Initiative
Ever wonder what happens to those registers you sign on summits? Thanks to an initiative mostly from highpoint liaison chairman Stony Burk the Club has begun saving historic registers. He…
50 and 48 Completers in 2013-2014
John Mitchler at the Maine 2013 convention reported on those who completed since the 2012 convention. There have been 11 50-state completers and 19 48-state completers.
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…
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…
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…
Kristen Kelliher is Youngest Female Completer (17)
Kristen Kelliher from Hanover, NH, is the youngest female to complete 48 states (17 years, 4 months, and 13 days). She completed on Mount Mansfield on September 11, 2011. The…
Highpointer Aron Ralston Parodied on Simpsons Halloween Episode
Highpointer and 50-state completer Aron Ralston has received tons of publicity over the years including being portayed in the Academy Award nominated “127 Hours.” The Simpson’s Halloween show will parody…
Longacre Memorial in Jack’s Glade on Taum Sauk
The club-owned Longacre Memorial is in Longacre Glade on Russell Mountain on the approach to Taum Sauk in Missouri. The site is on property formerly belonging to club-founder Jakk Longacre…
Highpointers Club Exhibit at Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum in Golden
Be sure to see the Highpointers Club permanent exhibit at the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum (BWAMM) in the American Mountaineering Center at 710 10th Street in Golden, Colorado.
Aron Ralston and Tim Webb at National Emergency Number Association Convention
50 Completer Aron Ralston (who was also the topic the 127 Hours film) and new Club President Tim Webb were recently at the National Emergency Number Association convention in Minnesota….
Congratulations Aron Ralston on the Best Picture and Best Actor Nominations for 127 Hours
Congratulations Highpointer Aron Ralston on the Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Actor (for James Franco who portrays you) for “127 Hours” about your 2003 ordeal in Utah….
Oral History of First 10 48 Completers
Charlie Feris (48 completer #11) gave a presentation on the first 10 48 completers during the 2010 Highpointers Convention. There is a colorful cast of characters and Charlie met most…
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…
History of the Club on Suite 101
Steve Urbanski has written a history of the Club on Suite 101.
Planned September 8 Dedication of Jack Longacre Highpointers Memorial on Taum Sauk
The dedication of the Highpointers Memorial to Jakk Longacre on the Taum Sauk ridge will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, September 8, 2007.
Stony Burk Named 2006 Vin Hoeman Winner
Stony Burk, who gave up so many of his holiday weekends to drive 200 miles from New Hampshire, to host the open access dates at Jerimoth Hill when access was…
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…
Interview with First International 48 Finisher, Sjaak van Schie
Stony Burke did this interview after Sjaak’s completion of 48 states.
Interview with Diane and Charlie Winger
What was your first highpoint? Our own Mt. Elbert here in Colorado was the first highpoint for each of us. Why did you start highpointing? Charlie: I started highpointing by…
Interview With Mary Maurer and George Vandersluis
[This interview by Roger Rowlett appeared in the 2nd Quarter Issue of Apex to Zenith] It’s hard to imagine what the Highpointers Club would be like without the efforts of…
Jack Ash Project – Scattering Schedule
Jack Longacre’s final wish was to have his ashes scattered on the high points of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Jean Trousdale, a close friend of six…
Jack Ash Project – Wyoming
[Ed: This is an excerpt (pages 30-31) from Brendan Leonard’s thesis “Because it is there“. You can read his full article on the “Jack Ash Project” (pages 19-33) for more…
Jack Ash Project – Texas
[Ed: This is an excerpt (pages 30-31) from Brendan Leonard’s thesis “Because it is there“. You can read his full article on the “Jack Ash Project” (pages 19-33) for more…
Jack Ash Project – Ohio
[Ed: This is an excerpt (pages 26-28) from Brendan Leonard’s thesis “Because it is there“. You can read his full article on the “Jack Ash Project” (pages 19-33) for more…