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Highpointers- Gearjunkie.com article on highpointing
- News Coverage of Highpointers Convention in Montana
- Lucy Westlake at 12 Claims to Be Youngest to Summit the Lower 48
- Headlines for your Thursday
- Highpointers Club Facebook August Photo Contest
- Weekend Roundup
- What’s the word?
- 2016 Highpointers Convention August 12-13 at Red Lodge, Montana
- Member 72 Year Old Kathy Clark Seeks to Be Oldest Woman To Summit Denali
- Congratulations Cops on Top on the 2016 Summit Climbs
- 2017 Highpointers Convention July 20-22 at Mount Greylock
- 48 Completers at May 31, 2016
- 50 Completers at May 31, 2016
- Wendy Comstock (1952-2016)
- Highpointers Foundation Sit on the Bench Contest
- Pretty in Pink: New T-Shirt and Cap Added To Merc
- 2016-2017 Highpointers Board of Directors
- 2016 Access Dates for Illinois
- Climb Talk Interview with John Mitchler on Highpointers Club History
- Sioux City Journal article on 2015 Iowa Convention
Tag Archives: General
Non Highpoint Humor: BP Logo
This isn’t highpoint-related but it’s pretty funny (although of course it was never a real ad).
Video: Golfing on Mountaintop Disaster
In watching the Tosh.O marathon on Comedy Central it’s time to resurrect this classic video of what not to do on the summit. Tosh’s joke was “I hope the Luna bars weren’t in the bag. When do we start eatting … Continue reading
Western highpoints named for geologists/surveyors
Here’s an eye opening article on how many western highpoints are named for geologists/surveyor:
Genetists Say Low Hemoglobin Gene Allow Tibetans To Thrive at High Altitude
A Chinese and University of Utah study identifies that genes that allows Tibetans to live at high altitude. The study says that Tibetans produce less hemoglobin which ferries oxygen molecules through the bloodstream however more hemoglobin also increase blood thickness. … Continue reading
50/50 Club For Those Seeking to Run a Marathon or Climb the highest point in all 50 states
The 50/50 Club has been set up for those wishing to either run a marathon or climb the highest point in each state. Shane Zumpf of Laramie, Wyoming has set up the site.
Ameren Documentary on Taum Sauk Collapse Stirs Controversy
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other newspapers are being surprised by Ameren’s P.R. push following the Taum Sauk disaster with the airing of “A New Beginning: Johnson’s Shut-ins State Park”
Road to Mount Greylock Closed Until 2009
The road to Mount Greylock is closed and scheduled to reopen in 2009. You can get updates on the official site which notes:
Change in Kentucky Waiver Address
The State of Kentucky has taken over the Kentucky Coal Museum in Benham which is where waivers to climb Black Mountain had been housed and the state of Kentucky does not want to handle them. You now must mail the … Continue reading
Linkage
I’ve fallen behind on posts. Here’s some uncharacterized links.
Profile of Maine's Harry Vanderweide
Maintoday has an amusing article Harry Vanderweide a rotound character who is frequently evoked in various Maine battles.
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