Delaware News Journal
Tue, Feb 5, 2008
Page P1 of Local & Business

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802050322

A bump in the road is Delaware's answer to Mount McKinley
By ROBIN BROWN

On page 3 of the 11 page April issue, there's a nice aticle about the effort to place Jack's ashes on major peaks of the world. "Escort Jack to Everest" is the title of this article which provides a lot of history about Jack and the Club.

Expedition News is in its 14th year.

Thank you Jean Trousdale for alerting us of this!

Jean Trousdale told me yesterday that Jack's ashes have finally made it to the top of Mount Everest! He has therefore done the Grand Slam: the highest peak on each of the seven continents, plus the North Pole and South Pole. Unfortunately, summit conditions apparently did not allow for pictures, but Jack is now there, as well on the neighboring peak, Lhotse.

I suggested to Jean that she publish a list of all the places where jack has been, so that travelers to other parts of the world can take Jack to where he hasn't been (yet). Maybe a list on the Highpointers Club website or the newsletter? Way to go Jack; I bet you never expected to be such a world traveler! Has Jack gone into space yet??? Just askin'. See ya! JES

Friday 4.18.08
Front Page of Metro section, B1, and B4

"D.C.'s Puny Peak Enough to Pump Up 'Highpointers'

This is a wonderful article about the newly surveyed & marked highpoint of Washington D.C. This article has two photos and features the amazing efforts of Robert Hyman to finally survey the highest natural ground of Fort Reno and get a marker placed there (no small feat considering the numerous
official channels needed for approval!). Formerly, the highpoint was accepted as the berm around the reservoir at Fort Reno, but this was man-made build-up.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/17/AR2008041703859.html

Fine article by Michelle Park regarding Robert Zambanini's quest for 52 Highpoints. States + DC & PR

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=97312

Check out the Craig Noland's moniker in this article...

Most highpointing articles are light news (puff pieces, I think they call them). This big article on someone with 13 is the puffiest I've seen.

......Nothing less then a full length movie following the book if in fact he ever complets the remaining 37 states.

EdH

Big article in today's Tempo section, written by Patrick Reardon who's covered highpointing in past pieces. He provides up to date information, covers FAQs, and mentions the recent demise of member James Nasti.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-highpointers--0716jul16,0,1953691.story

article about chasing the 50-state speed record

when Mike Haugen touches Mauna Kea today, he'll have been on all 50 highpoints in 45 days

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2008-07-24-espn-ad-campaign_N.htm

- John M

Open House at Hawkeye Point. See the article at:

http://www.dglobe.com/articles/index.cfm?id=13732§ion=homepage

Open House at Hawkeye Point. See the article at:

http://www.dglobe.com/articles/index.cfm?id=13732§ion=homepage

Interesting article about the gathering in Iowa.

http://www.farmnews-iowa.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=6049

Wall Street Journal, pages W1 & W6 (Travel section), Saturday 8-30-08

Big article about climbing Whitney, with photos, map, and comments by HP Club Liaison, Doug Thompson.

Here you go y'all... Just a bit of help...

http://www.wsj.com/article/SB121880946647044465.html?mod=Travel

Great to have them around for us.

http://debssarstories.blogspot.com/2008/09/highpointers-in-town.html

Take A Peak - Every Peak

Interesting article about Paul Reynold's quest to visit all 50 states, including photos and side boxes with information.

http://www.newsobserver.com/105/v-print/story/1129072.html

The Highpointers Club was listed on Ken Jennings bolg Saturday October 18th.

Check out Ken's bio at that site. He is the fellow that won all those games on Jeopardy several years ago.

http://ken-jennings.com/blog/

Craig

Wonderful color article in the Fall 2008 issue of Geico Direct. This issue has four different covers and two slightly different articles. Thank you Donna Ikenberry for creating this.

Pages 1 & 3 mention highpointing, and Pages 9-12 contain the articles.

Versions A & B highlight WA, NY, NM, NC
Versions C & D highlight TX, CO, NM, NC

Geico link as of October 2008:
www.geico.com/information/publications/geicodirect/

Donna! Donna! Donna!
www.donnaikenberry.com
www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=donna+ikenberry

Watch for the paper this coming Sunday.

Gazette
11-6-08
p.OT1 and OT3

Nice article (long, many facts, photos, first page of "Out There" section) by Dave Phillips of Colorado Springs' Gazette.

The dual focus of this article is on Conrad Lapp completing the 50, and the hobby of highpointing.

Best quote: My wife gave me a book on the high points in 2003. That was a disaster. I knew I had to do them.

Also quoted is Club President, Tim Webb.
Also mentioned are low points, and tri-state points.

Great and interesting article.

Here's the link:

http://www.gazette.com/articles/high_42911___article.html/points_one.html

Here's an article by Jane Margoles of the New York Times...

http://www.heraldtribune.com:80/article/20081113/ARTICLE/811130366/-1/NEWSSITEMAP

The same article by Jane is in the New York Times.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/travel/16journeys.html?ref=travel

Same article that ran in the New York Times

http://www.twincities.com/travel/ci_10976329

Great article about Jack and Joyce Parsell. Everything from Highpointing and Low Pointing to Tri Pointing. Good read.

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com:80/article/20081214/CURR04/312145391/Experie

There's an article on Club Board Member Robert Hyman.

Check it out at: http://www.thesentinel.com/312077951793894.php

It's a good read.

Craig

11-14-08, Ravalli Republic newspaper,
front page of Outdoors section,
p. 9 & 11

Major article of Montana Mountain Goat, Mario Locatelli, with color photos!

[note: All highpointing articles are maintained in the HP Club archives (in albums) which can be made available for review when you visit Golden, CO, or if I bring them to the conventions. Please mail us articles you see - - hard copies - - for the archives. I can print web articles, but they often omit photos, etc. Thanks!]

Good article on Highpointing.

http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/060809-High-pointers

Here's an email from Cara McDonough, senior writer for http://findingDulcinea.com and a new member of the Highpointers Club, that I wanted to pass on to y'all.

It's great when a Member promotes the Club, it's members and it's mission. It's extra special when the Member is new and is seriously infected with the "Highpointing Bug."

Imagine all the lists they'll be piling up to do along the way? Can't you feel the excitement!!!

Craig
The Membership Guy

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"I wanted to write and let you know that I just wrote a feature about highpointing for the Web site http://findingDulcinea.com. We aim to bring the best of the Internet to our readers through analytical news stories, Web guides on tons of different subjects, features and more.

My husband has just recently gotten into highpointing - I got our family a membership to the Highpointers Club this Christmas! - so I wanted to write something on it for our site. Of course I included a link to your group. It was so much fun to work on.

Here's the link to my story:
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/travel/highpointing.html

Please feel free to pass it on or post it anywhere - we're a somewhat new site and are looking to draw more readers.

Thanks for doing such a great job with the club, too. My husband is the real enthusiast, but it's such a great activity that we're all having fun with it. I loved meeting Doreen in Delaware! We have an eight-month-old daughter who has been to a couple highpoints, too. We will have to send a picture for the next newsletter.

A good write-up about the NJ Konvention:

http://pikecountypress.com/wordpress/2009/07/06/highpointers-convention-in-matamoras/

Ticket to Hike: Hiker nears goal of 50 high points.

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/travel/stories/2009/08/16/8A_STEP16_ART_08-16-09_F1_5REOA7P.html?sid=101