Disclaimer
highpointing.com is designed as a reference web site which will provide you with information and hopefully encouragement to explore our great nation. I have always looked at highpointing as not necessarily an end in of itself , but as an excuse to travel to see the interesting and magnificent places our country has to offer. It is also a great way to keep in physical shape. You certainly can go to Ebright Azimuth or Lakewood Park without being in good physical condition at all, but to climb a Denali or Mount Rainier or Katahdin or Mount Marcy takes a good amount of cardio-vascular conditioning.
highpointing.com should be you first step in highpointing. PLEASE REMEMBER. HIKING AND CLIMBING CAN BE DANGEROUS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED AT ALL TIMES. BESIDES THE INHERENT WEATHER DANGERS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER ON THE MOUNTAIN, THERE IS THE PHYSICAL EXERTION WHICH YOU WILL EXPERIENCE DURING A CLIMB OR HIKE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, YOU SHOULD SEEK THE GUIDANCE OF AN EXPERIENCED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BEFORE YOU CLIMB. WITH REGARD TO THE WEATHER HAZARDS, BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING ON YOUR CLIMBS. WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CHANGE QUICKLY AND DRAMATICALLY. THERE ARE ALSO THE INHERENT DANGERS OF GRAVITY. FALLING YOURSELF, FALLING OBJECTS, SUCH AS ROCKS AND OTHER DEBRIS, AND FALLING CLIMBERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO EITHER RUIN A GOOD CLIMB OR END YOUR LIFE. BE CAREFUL WHILE CLIMBING. DON'T BE AFRAID OR EMBARASSED TO TURN BACK, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AS TO YOUR PHYSICAL ABILITY TO CONTINUE ON A CLIMB OR WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATE DRASTICALLY, TURN BACK. THE MOUNTAIN WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. THERE ISN'T A CLIMBER I KNOW WHO HASN'T FAILED AT LEAST ONCE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SUMMIT A HIGHPOINT. ONE OF MY BEST CLIMBING FRIENDS MADE THREE ATTEMPTS BEFORE SUMMITING DENALI, BUT HE IS ALIVE TODAY TO TELL ME ABOUT IT.
Have fun and enjoy your climbs. See you on top.
Steve Urbanski