Mt Wuteve (Wologizi), Liberia Highpoint Jan 18, 2026 Eric, Serge, Moses, Amadu, Othello, local villagers Jan 16 Get documents at Liberian embassy, drive to Liberia border Jan 17 drive to Alabama Camp Jan 18 climb Wuteve Jan 19 drive to Monrovia Prior to the early 2000s it was generally believed… Continue reading
Loma Mansa / Bintumani, Sierra Leone Highpoint Jan 13-15, 2025 The highest peak in Sierra Leone has different names in different local languages, Loma Mansa and Bintumani, both meaning Chief Mountain. The closest village to the peak is Sinikoro, to the west, and they call it Bintumani. Serge and I… Continue reading
Pico da Neblina (Yaripo), Brazil Highpoint Jan 4, 2026 Eric, Serge, Jared, Ben, Roraima Adventures, Yanomami members Survey results: 2996.2m +/-0.2m (SIRGAS Brazil Geoid 2020). Dec 25 depart US Dec 26 arrive Manaus Dec 27 flight to Sao Gabriel Dec 28 buffer day Dec 29 4×4 ride 80km north, boat… Continue reading
Indian Rock Survey Klickitat County Highpoint, Washington Dec 7, 2025 Results: 5851.5ft +/-1.1ft NAVD88. I was looking for a peak to survey on the weekend in WA, and Indian Rock, the Klickitat county highpoint had some interesting surveying history. There’s a USGS benchmark on the southern end of the peak,… Continue reading
Rainier and Liberty Cap Surveys Aug 2025 Aug 24-25, 2025 Summit team: Eric, Branden, Josh, Peter, Scott, Anthony Lower mountain team: Ethan, Darin, Shannon Geodecist: Larry Signani, Trimble Engineers Results (NAVD88 vertical datum) SW Rim: 14,406.3 ft +/- 0.1 ft Columbia Crest 14,394.6 ft +/-0.1 ft Liberty Cap: 14,094.9 ft… Continue reading
Wisconsin State Highpoint Survey Oct 26, 2024 Eric Gilbertson Summary of Results (NAVD88 datum) Timms Hill 1951.9 ft Pearson Hill 1950.8 ft Timms Hill is highest point in Wisconsin, Pearson Hill is second highest point. Results published in Progress in Physical Geography: Gilbertson, E., Hensley, R., Kirmse, A., Bretherton, K.,… Continue reading
Michigan State Highpoint Survey New State Highpoint – Mt Curwood Eric Gilbertson Oct 26-27, 2024 Summary of results: Mt Curwood 1979.3 ft, Location (46.703004, -88.239504) Mt Arvon 1978.9 ft, Location (46.755828, -88.155317) (NAD83(2011) Epoch 2010 NAVD88 (Geoid18) datum) First dGNSS survey of Arvon and Curwood. Mt Curwood is the state… Continue reading
Emigrant Wilderness Backpacking Eric and Matthew Nov 8-9, 2025 26 miles I flew down to California Friday evening and we drove up to the Crabtree trailhead Saturday morning. NOHRSC was showing the snow from Wednesday had mostly melted out, so we went ultralight with trail runners and light packs. The… Continue reading
Columbia Point Survey Eric Gilbertson1, Elijah Gendron, Ben Loftin 1. Seattle University Abstract Columbia Point is a mountain in South Central Colorado commonly considered to be a Centennial Peak (one of the highest hundred peaks in Colorado with at least 300ft of prominence). Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) measurements in… Continue reading
Harts Pass – October Snowmobiling Oct 26, 2025 Eric and Talon This has been one of the snowiest Octobers I can remember in Washington, and a storm Saturday night was forecast to dump a few feet of snow at higher elevations. Usually in the fall sometime in mid November I… Continue reading