My full report for this January journey with Bob Packard - http://www.cohp.org/personal/Mexico_January_2008/version_1/Mexico_January_2008.html At report's end...
Adam Helman
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Feb 3, 2008 2:56 am
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... Nice report Adam. You and Bob really blazed a trail down there....
Thank you very much, Andy. It was really arduous arranging to legally climb Sierra la Madera : the "chain" of people to achieve this was six-deep from...
Adam Helman
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Feb 3, 2008 7:47 am
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Robert Woodall provides this map of the contiguous states with all P2000+ foot peaks indicated - ...
Adam Helman
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Feb 5, 2008 1:07 am
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Hi, I finally got around to finish a trip report from my climb of Pico Bolivar, (early this January). A short summary as well as a more extensive, illustrated...
I look forward to reading your report, Petter. Adam H. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Adam Helman
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Feb 8, 2008 4:39 am
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We returned to the Barry Goldwater Test Range in Yuma County over the MLK holiday weekend to climb several 1K Prominent peaks we had missed on previous...
For those who might be interested in a guided climb of Ritacuba Blanco in Colombia (number 46 on the earth's most prominent list) I would like to draw your...
Hello folks, Robert Woodall (of the UK) and I seek ONE additional climber for a self-organized expedition to Ecuador. We will minimally climb Chimborazo,...
Adam Helman
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Feb 14, 2008 12:31 am
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Feb 11: UN 2216 (P>896) in Gila Bend Mts. The summit is protected all round by cliffs and it took me over an hour walking around the base of the cliffs to ...
It fairly easy mapwork to tell this one is a 2k, but haven't seen it on our lists (It is on Greg's site, but no prominence given). Baldy Mountain 9,835' ...
... it on our lists (It is on Greg's site, but no prominence given). ... 111.20694&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG ... 111.13639&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG ... ...
Petter Bjorstad joins Robert Woodall and myself. One tentative itinerary includes climbing 5 ultra prominence summits of increasing altitude as the...
Adam Helman
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Feb 20, 2008 7:38 pm
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I believe this was the only contig Western State yet to have county prominence points completed. These pages have TZ links for peaks and saddles. Idaho County...
<John K> I believe this was the only contig Western State yet to have county prominence points completed. <Roy S> Isn't Iowa W of the Mississippi? Roy, are you...
I claim that if any misunderstanding arises it must be due to the definition of a "western" state. Bob B, John K, myself, and the vast majority of people wish...
Adam Helman
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Feb 22, 2008 7:46 am
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I define the western states as those in the region by the same name used by the Highpointers Club of America. Bob...
Ignoring the whole "West vs. Midwest" debate, is somebody claiming that they have actually determined the country prominence points for all 99 Iowa counties,...
... A more correct statement might be that peakbaggers living in states W of the Rockies wish to define the west as above But as such a definition calls SD...
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_United_States which basically says that everyone is correct. David M. ________________________________ From:...
Some highpointer has failed to climb EVERY western state county highpoint ! See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image%3AMap_of_USA_highlighting_West.png Adam ......
Adam Helman
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Feb 22, 2008 6:45 pm
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Some trivia relating to the subject: The 13 westernmost states comprise 49.9% of the area of the 50 states (based on the areas given in the county stats...
We can all "thank" big Alaska for these interesting observations. Adam H. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Adam Helman
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Feb 23, 2008 6:25 am
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We can all "thank" big Alaska (and Jerry B!) for these interesting observations. Adam H. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Adam Helman
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Feb 23, 2008 6:26 am
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(Bob) ... Yes, the 13 states - AK, HI, WA, OR, CA, MT, WY, NV, CO, UT, AZ, NM, ID. This is what I used in the cohp book for western states. (Ryan) ... I'm not...
Within the last week, 4 more states have had their county prom points listed completely and definitively. John Kirk recently compiled a complete ID county ...
Here are my totals by state and overall. These include some states with no lists yet, but in each case they are obvious. For example, NC is Mt. Mitchell, NY is...
Hello John Kirk, Your recent determination of the largest prominence by Idaho county and the prominence of county highpoints is greatly appreciated. ...