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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: North Carolina
Mount Mitchell State Park Celebrates 100th Anniversary August 26-27
Mount Mitchell State Park will be celerbating its 100th Anniversary August 26-27. So the events: *Ascent of the Century – Hike 6 Miles, 4,000 vertical to the summit (the event includes two nights of camping and a descent by tour … Continue reading
Mount Mitchell State Park Plans to More Than Double in Size
Mount Mitchell State Park is planning to add 2,744 acres on its northern border to its existing 1,996 acres. The plan is due Conservation Fund purchase of land it plans to convey it to the park. The park had 525 … Continue reading
Peter Barr Completes Highpoints of All North Carolina Counties
The Spartanburg Herald and Blue Ridge Now have nice articles on Peter Barr climbing the highpoints of all the counties of North Carolina as well as discussing county highpointing.
Quarter Flap: North Carolina Notes That 53% of Smokies is in NC and Not Tennessee
There’s something of an interstate flap over the new quarter featuring Smoky Mountains and has the name “Tennessee” on on it. North Carolina notes that 53 percent of the park is actually in North Carolina. The quarter is part of … Continue reading
First Wintry Storm Temporarily Closes Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell access was closed temporarily due to snow and sleet in the season’s first wintry storm.
Closed Section of Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville to Mount Mitchell is Tourist Attrraction for Hikers
The crack which closed the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 376 which has closed the Parkway from Asheville to Mount Mitchell has grown to 300 feet long, more than 6 inches wide and several feet deep. A companion crack on … Continue reading
Blue Ridge Parkway Closed from Asheville to Mount Mitchell
A 100 foot crack in the road has prompted an indefinite closure of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 375 by Asheville to Milepost 355 at N.C. 128/Mount Mitchell State Park. 20 Miles Of Blue Ridge Parkway In NC Closed … Continue reading
2013 Assault on Mount Mitchell Bicycle Ride on May 20
The 2013 Assault on Mount Mitchell Bicycle Ride will be May 20. The ride is 102 miles long and has 10,357 in elevation gain.
Mount Mitchell Trail Closed Because of Bears
Mount Mitchell State Park has closed the Mount Mitchell Trail and the National Forest has closed the Commissary Ridge Campground because of bear activity. *Mount Mitchell warnings *NFS warning Facebook entry
1,100 Bicyclists in Assault on Mount Mitchell
1,100 bicyclists did the 102 mile Assault on Mount Mitchell this year.