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Highpointers- Sioux City Journal article on 2015 Iowa Convention
- Highpointers Convention August 12-13, 2016 at Red Lodge, Montana
- Jean Trousdale (1933-2016)
- 2016 Highpointers Calendar at Merc
- Congratulations Frank Sutman on Winning Facebook Photo Contest
- “American Highpoints” Film Fundraising Campaign on Indiegogo
- 2015 Frank Ashley Award Winners
- Frank Ashley Award
- KTIV Television Coverage of Highpointers Convention
- Club Shout Out on Welcometoamerica.us
- News Coverage of Highpointers Convention at Hawkeye Point
- Jack Parsell (1921-2015)
- Atlas Obscura Article on Club
- Jack Baker (1936-2015)
- Hawkeye Point, Iowa Highpointers Convention Registration – July 24 and 25 2015
- History and Future of Highpointers Conventions
- Interview with Highpointer Matt Moniz Who Survived Everest Base Camp Avalanche
- 2015 Access Dates for Illinois
- Connecticut Outdoors Article on Club
- 2015-2016 Highpointers Board of Directors
Tag Archives: Fatal accidents
66 Year Old Fatality on Mount Hood
Ward Milo Maxfield who is 66 died after falling 300 feet on Mount Hood on Thursday, June 4, 2015. Authorities believe he suffered a medical event before the fall as he did not attempt to self-arrest.
Solo Hiker Dies on Presidentials During Extreme Weather
Kate Matrosova of New York City was found dead between Mount Madison and Mount Adams on Monday, February 16, after activating her locator beacon in the Presidentials in New Hampshire. She was alone and was planning to hike Mount Adams, … Continue reading
Fatality at Mirror Lake West of Outpost Camp on Mount Whitney
After a five day search, authorities on June 20, 2014 have discovered a body at Mirror Lake west of Outpost Camp on Mount Whitney which hiker John Likely who was last seen at the 99 switchbacks.
Writer Karen Sykes Believed Killed on Rainier
70-year-old Karen Sykes was reported to have died on Rainier on the Owyhigh Lakes Trail.
4 Climbers and 2 Guides Killed on Rainier’s Liberty Ridge
4 climbers and two guides from Alpine Ascents are believed killed in 3,300 foot fall on Rainier’s Liberty Ridge at about the 12,800 foot level. Park officials say the area is so treacherous that the bodies may not even be … Continue reading
Climber Falls 1,000 Feet From Hood Summit
KPTV – FOX 12 Robert Cormier, a Jersey City, New Jersey, fell 1,000 down the north side of Mount Hood from the summit about 8 a.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. A helicopter was sent to investigate and found no signs … Continue reading
Legendary Climber Chad Kellogg Killed in Patagonia, Argentina Accident
Legendary climber Chad Kellogg of Seattle was killed Friday, Feb. 14 when he was hit by a rock while climbing Mount Fitz Roy, in the Patagonia region of Argentina. Among his other accomplishments was a claimed record roundtrip climb of … Continue reading
Whitney Hiker in Fall Fatality
Yukio Kato was killed in a 200 foot fall on the trail (at 13,500 feet) on the trail back from the Whitney summit to the trailhead about 1:30 p.m., Sunday, September 1. Officials were unable to recover his body until … Continue reading
Polish Military Officer Killed on Climbers Left Chute on Mount Hood
Authorities report 32-year-old Sebastian Kinasiewic, a Polish military officer, was killed on Mount Hood. His body was discovered at 9500 feet in the couloir Climbers Left Chute
Body of Hiker Missing in 2007 Snowstorm Found on Mauna Kea
The body of Brian Patrick Murphy who disappeared in a snowstorm on Mauna Kea in 2007 has been identified after being discovered in a remote area of the mountain at 12,000 feet.