Highpoint Adventures: The Complete Guide to the 50 State Highpoints - Paperback

by Charlie &. Diane Winger (Author)

Back by popular demand - a SPECIAL REPRINT of everyone's favorite Highpointing guidebook!

IMPORTANT: This reprint contains all the photos, maps, and information that were in the original 2002 printing of Highpoint Adventures. Note that the pages of this special reprint were professionally scanned from the original 2002 book, and are not quite as "pretty" and "sharp" as the original version.

From Alaska to Florida and Maine to California, discover America's great outdoors through the fun and exciting adventure to highpointing -- driving, hiking or climbing to the highest summit in each state.

HIGHPOINT ADVENTURES has selected for you the easiest route up each of the 50 state highpoints. Whether you're a first-timer on a drive with all the kids to your state's highest spot or you're a veteran climber seeking the ultimate challenge of Alaska's Mount McKinley -- it's all right here, packed with the information you need!

* Concise and accurate route descriptions
* Expert advice on planning your adventure
* Easy to understand ratings for beginner to expert
* Complete instructions for reaching trailheads
* Detailed maps to find your way
* Over 150 useful and informative photos
* Tips on fascinating nearby places of interest
* Trip logs to record your success
* And much more!

Author Biography

Charlie Winger is a prolific mountaineer with a passion for climbing lists of peaks: the 200 highest mountains in Colorado, the 50 state highpoints, over 100 USGS-named peaks in Death Valley, the 57 ultra-prominence peaks in the lower US, the highest mountains in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Australia, and many more lists few people understand.

Diane takes a more relaxed approach to hiking and rock climbing, and places a high priority on hiking on trails and hiking to places that are scenic. She is a member of the unofficial "49ers Club," having reached the top of 49 state highpoints. Her motto: "Just say no to Denali."

Charlie and Diane live in Colorado and are co-authors of several guidebooks on outdoor recreation. They also collaborated on Charlie's inspiring autobiography, Two Shadows.

Charlie makes killer Belgian waffles, numerous sick jokes, and enjoys telling climbing stories almost as much as he loves actually getting "out there." Diane is passionate about her involvement with the service organization Altrusa, enjoys laughing at Charlie's jokes, and is a self-described computer geek.