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74. “Eric Gilbertson, PhD and Matthew Gilbertson, PhD and Their Quest to Climb the Highest Mountain in Every Country on Earth”, Jay Sugarman, Innovation Showcase (TV program), Jan 30, 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0kwbFdZknM&t=3s

73. “A mud hut is the new roof of Benin,” Kris Annapurna, Explorersweb, Jan 27, 2026, https://explorersweb.com/how-a-mud-hut-became-the-new-roof-of-benin/

72. “The mountaineering brothers setting the record straight on the worlds highest points,” Flint Duxfield, The Radio National Hour, Australia, Jan 27, 2026 ,https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-radio-national-hour/high-mountains/106276022?fbclid=IwdGRjcAP5MWVjbGNrA_kxXmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkcTf-GRmf7c0V0de42ipoUeNBbSq-9vBljMmFmSDBCphockoDPQG-sJGlrm_aem_hI_kmnj3QKkZozGpde79kw

71. “How two brothers are remeasuring the mountain world,” Eric Renette, Welt.de (German newspaper), Jan 21, 2026, https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/article696610db1fdfcb5ac32fc614/berge-wie-zwei-brueder-die-bergwelt-neu-vermessen.html?icid=product.animatedbanner.free.1

70. “The Brothers Who Are Measuring the Mountains of Half the World,” Il Post, Jan 5, https://www.ilpost.it/2026/01/05/eric-matthew-gilbertson-misurazione-montagne/

69. “Peak Performance,” Andrew Bunion, SU News, Jan 5, 2026. https://www.seattleu.edu/newsroom/2025/peak-performance.php

68. Interview with Eric Gilbertson, BBC World Service Weekend, Jan 4, 2026, https://mms.tveyes.com/MediaCenterPlayer.aspx?u=aHR0cDovL21lZGlhY2VudGVyLnR2ZXllcy5jb20vZG93bmxvYWRnYXRld2F5LmFzcHg%2FVXNlcklEPTk3NzQ3MCZNRElEPTI0OTk0OTc1Jk1EU2VlZD0zODMyJlR5cGU9TWVkaWE%3D

67. “American Twins Climb the World’s Tallest Peaks to Redraw the Maps,” Sidonie Rahola-Boyer, Le Figaro, Jan 2, 2026 https://www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/des-jumeaux-americains-gravissent-les-plus-hauts-sommets-du-monde-pour-redessiner-les-cartes-20260102

66. “Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map,” Sarah Scoles, The New York Times, Dec 28, 2025, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/science/eric-matthew-gilbertson-mountains.html

65. “Measuring Colorado’s mountains one hike at a time,” Eric Gilbertson, The Conversation, Dec 4, 2025, https://theconversation.com/measuring-colorados-mountains-one-hike-at-a-time-269343

64. “Rainier is shrinking (just a bit), new study finds,” John Ryan, KUOW, NPR Network, Nov 25, 2025, https://www.kuow.org/stories/mount-rainier-shrinking-just-a-little-new-study-finds (Note: this story erroneously says Columbia Crest was measured in 2010, but in fact it was not measured that year)

63. “Mount Rainier may be shrinking due to climate change: Study,” Daniel Peck, Good Morning America, Nov 25, 2025, https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/amp/news/story/mount-rainier-shrinking-due-climate-change-study-127861385

62. “Mount Rainier may be shrinking due to climate change: Study,” Daniel Peck, ABC News, Nov 25, 2025, https://abcnews.go.com/US/mount-rainier-shrinking-due-climate-change-study/story?id=127861385

61. “Ice-capped peaks are shrinking as climate change warms their summits,” Caroline Long, Utah Public Radio, Nov 25, 2025, https://www.upr.org/environment/2025-11-25/ice-capped-peaks-are-shrinking-as-climate-change-warms-their-summits

60. “One of America’s tallest national park peaks is shrinking,” Sam Hill, SFGate, Nov 21, 2025, https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/mt-rainier-of-tallest-national-park-peaks-shrinks-21201143.php

59. “GNSS surveys show shift in Mount Rainier summit,” Tracy Cozzens, GPS World, Nov 13, 2025, https://gpsworld.com/gnss-surveys-show-shift-in-mount-rainier-summit

58. “Did the Highest Point on Mount Rainier Melt? A New Study Suggests So,” Owen Clarke, Outside, Nov 12, 2025, https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/mount-rainier-shrinking/

57. “Mount Rainier Has Shrunk, and Its Summit Location Has Changed,” Lou Bodenhemier, Explorersweb, Nov 11, 2025, https://explorersweb.com/mount-rainier-has-shrunk-and-its-summit-location-has-changed/

56. “Q and A with Eric Gilbertson, the man who showed Colorado, it had a hidden 14er,” Jordan Hedberg, Colorado Central Magazine, Nov 5, 2025, https://www.coloradocentralmagazine.com/q-a-with-eric-gilbertson-the-man-who-showed-colorado-it-had-a-hidden-14er

55. “How They Just Discovered a New 14,000 Foot Mountain,” Half as Interesting, Youtube Channel, Oct 30, 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX5Egm0CmMY

54. “Crestone Peak: You’ve Been Standing on the Wrong Rock: Episode 58,” Chris Stiffler, The non-standard 14er Podcast, Oct 28, 2025, https://nonstandard14er.podbean.com/e/crestone-peak-you-ve-been-standing-on-the-wrong-rock-episode-58/

53. “Q and A with Eric Gilbertson, the man who showed Custer County, and Colorado, it had a hidden 14er,” Jordan Hedberg, The Wet Mountain Tribune, Oct 23, 2025, https://ee.wetmountaintribune.com/eedition/

Pdf of article: EastCrestoneWetMountainTribune

52. “Did climbing engineers measure a new Colorado 14er?” World Online, Oct 18, 2025 https://wol.com/did-climbing-engineers-measure-a-new-colorado-14er/

51. “Colorado Loses One 14,000’er and Gains Another After Scientific Assessment,” Will Brendza, ExplorersWeb, Oct 17, 2025 https://explorersweb.com/colorado-loses-one-14000er-and-gains-another-after-scientific-assessment/

50. “Colorado Loses One 14er and Gains Another After Scientific Assessment,” Will Brendza, Gear Junkie, Oct 17, 2025, https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/colorado-loses-one-14er-gains-another

49. “Climbing engineers identify possible new 14er in Colorado – and one that might need to be demoted,” Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun, Oct 17, 2025 https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/17/measuring-14ers-crestone/

48. “Colorado 14er’s highest point may not be where we thought,” 9News, Oct 17, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJfc35N3W6E

47. “New Colorado 14er? Surveyors Claim New 14er Discovery, Changing True Summit of Iconic Peak,” Brett Forrest, KOAA News5, Oct 17, 2025 https://www.koaa.com/colorado-culture/colorado-surveyors-claim-new-14er-discovery-could-change-mountain-climbing-records

46. “New Data Suggests This Colorado Mountain is a 14er. Not Everyone is Convinced,” Madison Dapcevich, Outside, Oct 17, 2025 https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/crestone-peak-new-colorado-14er/

45. “How a mountaineer discovered a 3.6-inch discrepancy that could result in a ‘new’ Colorado 14er,” Ryan Spencer, Summit Daily, Oct 17, 2025 https://www.summitdaily.com/news/colorado-14er-new-east-crestone-peak/

44. “Colorado Loses A 14er.. And Gains Another One,” Nolan Deck, Unoffiical Networks, Oct 16, 2025 https://unofficialnetworks.com/2025/10/16/colorado-loses-a-14er/

43. “A new 14er may have been discovered in Colorado – here’s what’s up,” Spencer McKee, The Denver Gazette, Oct 16, 2025 https://www.denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/2025/10/16/a-new-14er-may-have-been-discovered-in-colorado-heres-whats-up/

42. “LiDAR Lessons by Dr. Eric Gilbertson: Mt. Rainier, WA State Highpoint Survey; Mt Davis, PA State Highpoint Survey, Error Sources in LiDAR Measurements,” Apex to Zenith – US State Highpointers Club Magazine, Q2 Summer 2025, (pdf: ApexToZenithSummer2025) .

41. “Advocacy Spotlight: The Height of Mountains, Findings from the AAC Research Grant,” The Guidebook, The American Alpine Club, Hannah Provost, Feb 21, 2025 https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/2/10/guidebook-xiii-researchgrant

40. “Colombia’s 5000m Peaks: Can You Climb Them Legally? Which One is Highest?” Angela Benavides, Explorers Web, Feb 13, 2025, https://explorersweb.com/colombias-5000m-peaks-can-you-climb-them-legally-which-one-is-highest/

39. “Twins To The Tops Part II w/ Eric and Matthew Gilbertson,” The Climbing Majority Podcast, Jan 13, 2025, https://theclimbingmajority.com/84-twins-to-the-tops-part-ii-w-eric-and-matthew-gilbertson/

38. “Twins To The Tops Part I w/ Eric and Matthew Gilbertson,” The Climbing Majority Podcast, Dec 30, 2024, https://theclimbingmajority.com/83-twins-to-the-tops-part-i-w-eric-matthew-gilbertson/

37. “Mount Rainier is getting shorter. Here’s what is happening with WA’s highest point,” Simone Carter, The News Tribune, Oct 14, 2024, https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article293659974.html

36. “Mount Rainier Loses Summit as Climate Change Melts Iconic Glacier,” Nicholas Vincent, One Green Planet, Oct 13, 2024, https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/mount-rainier-loses-summit-as-climate-change-melts-iconic-glacier/

35. “Washington’s Mount Rainier May Be Shrinking As Ice Melts,” Dr. Russell Moul, IFL Science, Oct 11, 2024, https://www.iflscience.com/washingtons-mount-rainier-is-shrinking-as-ice-melts-76340

34. “Iconic US mountain is shrinking, scientists warn,” Alex Mitchell, New York Post, Oct 11, 2024, https://nypost.com/2024/10/11/science/iconic-us-mountain-is-shrinking-scientists-warn/

33. “A Shrinking Mountain,” Seattle University News, Oct 11, 2024, https://www.seattleu.edu/newsroom/2024/a-shrinking-mountain.php

32. “Scientists Discover Washington’s Tallest Mountain is Shrinking,” Nikki Main, The Daily Mail, Oct 10, 2024, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13942273/Scientists-discover-Washington-mount-rainer-shrinking.html

31. “Mount Rainier could have a new summit,” Bridget Chavez, King5 news, Oct 10, 2024 https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/mount-rainier-new-summit/281-b7e5b75e-529b-43d6-b118-6e0969bdd974

30. “Washington’s Tallest Mountain is Shrinking With Age,” Tom Howarth, Newsweek, Oct 9, 2024, https://www.newsweek.com/washingtons-tallest-mountain-shrinking-age-mount-rainier-1966278

29. “Mount Rainier is shrinking and now has a new summit,” Conrad Swanson, The Seattle Times, Oct 6, 2024, https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/mount-rainier-is-shrinking-and-now-has-a-new-summit/

28. “It’s Not An Illusion: Mount Rainier is Shrinking,” Jessica Tucker, The Travel, https://www.thetravel.com/mount-rainier-shrinking/ , Sept 18, 2024

27. “Mount Rainier’s Melting Summit Exposes New Highest Point,” Andrew McLemore, Gear Junkie, https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/mountaineering/mount-rainier-summit-new-highest-point, Sept 17, 2024

26. “Rainier is Shorter Than We All Thought,” Allison Williams, Seattle Met, https://www.seattlemet.com/travel-and-outdoors/2024/09/mount-rainier-shorter-gps-summit , Sept 6, 2024

25. “The Line: Global Ambition,” The Line, American Alpine Journal monthly newsletter, Dougald McDonald, https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/8/19/the-line-the-monthly-newsletter-of-the-aaj , Aug 21, 2024

Article about Eric’s climbs of country highpoints

24. “Tiris Zemmour is the focus of the world’s attention,” Awkar Media, https://awkar.mr/ar/node/1275, May 23, 2024

Article about us reaching the highpoint of Mauritania in a regional newspaper of Mauritania.

Link to english-translated version pdf: Awkar Media Mauritania Highpoint Article

23. “Eric Gilbertson Becomes Just 3rd American to Get Snow Leopard Award,” Angela Benavides, ExplorersWeb, https://explorersweb.com/eric-gilbertson-3rd-american-snow-leopard/, Dec 1, 2023

22. “Traveling abroad isn’t all about sightseeing. Here’s how to get outdoors wherever you are,” Lila Seidman, LA Times, https://www.latimes.com/travel/newsletter/2023-11-30/getting-outdoors-abroad-safely-the-wild , Nov 30, 2023. Eric was a source for part of this article about hiking/climbing in countries like Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mauritania, and others.

21. “Two climbers are the first in the world to climb the highest peaks in all the ‘stan’ countries,” 4sport.ua, Sept 13, 2023, https://4sport.ua/news?id=36084#google_vignette

20. “Duo Claims First Ascent of Highest Peaks in All The ‘Stans,” Andrew McLemore, ExplorersWeb, https://explorersweb.com/climbing-all-seven-stans/ , Sept 12, 2023

19. “More Kangchenjunga Summits,” Angela Benavides, ExplorersWeb, https://explorersweb.com/more-kangchenjunga-summits/, June 1, 2023

18. “Twin peaks: Brothers’ mission to climb every national highpoint,” BBC Newsday interview, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0dhxlyl , Nov 22, 2022

17. Radio interview on Extra Time with Paul Ross on talkSport radio, https://talksport.com/radio/listen-again/1668128400/1668133800/ (starts at 10:45), Nov 11, 2022
A brief interview about country highpoints Eric did for a sports radio show in the UK.

16. “K2, the world’s second-highest mountain peak, is covered in garbage,” Lise Kiennemann, The Observers, France 24, https://observers.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20221109-himalaya-k2-mountain-climbing-rubbish-pollution-environment, Nov 9, 2022
An article about K2 where Eric is quoted about his experience there in July 2022.

15. “196 countries, 196 summits – our definition of vacation isn’t lying on the beach,” Christiaan Brungger, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/eric-gilbertson-matthew-gilbertson-kletter-zwillinge-usa-hoechste-punkte-alle-laender-1.5691505 , Nov 9, 2022
Article in one of the largest daily newspapers in Germany. This is an interview with Eric and Matthew about the country highpoints project

Link to translated pdf version: Sueddeutsche Zeitung Article

14. “Country Highpoints – Brothers try to be the first to reach the highest mountain in 196 countries,” Magdalena Brys, National Geographic Poland, https://www.national-geographic.pl/traveler/artykul/country-highpoints-bracia-jako-pierwsi-chca-zdobyc-najwyzsze-szczyty-gorskie-w-196-krajach?fbclid=IwAR2q3kY4TICGYz7jiXI2Y0j6O0pE6WnrkBAmCu7ropIXDuBXkqVnfjANoVg , Nov 6, 2022

Link to translated pdf version: National Geographic Poland Article

13. “Twin Peaks: brothers Matthew and Eric Gilbertson rewrite mountain record books,” Keiran Southern, The Times of London, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/twin-peaks-brothers-matthew-and-eric-gilbertson-rewrite-mountain-record-books-khr6c8jkb , Nov 2, 2022

Link to pdf version: The Times of London Article

12. “Sometimes at Gunpoint, Twins Discover New Highpoints Around The World,” Andrew McLemore, ExplorersWeb, https://explorersweb.com/mit-bros-discover-new-highpoints/, Oct 31, 2022.

11. “Cheap travel and bribed police officers – the adventures of the climbing twins,” Christian Brunger, Tages Anzeiger, https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/billigreisen-und-geschmierte-polizisten-die-abenteuer-der-kletter-zwillinge-522430240746 , Oct 25, 2022.
National daily newspaper published in Zurich, Switzerland. Article is an interview with Eric and Matthew about the country highpoints project.

Link to translated pdf version: Tages Anzeiger Article

10. “Danish Delivery Worker Climbed the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain and was Close to Disaster: Suddenly it Rained Heavy Stones and Oxygen Bottles,” Jonas Ancher Nyeng, Fyens Stiftstidende https://fyens.dk/artikel/wolt-bud-i-odense-besteg-verdens-farligste-bjerg-og-var-t%C3%A6t-p%C3%A5-katastrofe-pludseligt-regnede-det-med-tunge-sten-og-iltflasker , Oct 22, 2022
Regional Danish newspaper published in Odense, Denmark. Article describes Eric’s and Andreas’ climb of K2.

Link to translated pdf version: Fyens Stiftstidende Article

9. “The Forgotten Mountain – Forbidden Peak,” Forest McBrian, Alpinist 79, http://www.alpinist.com/ , Sept 2022
Eric’s winter ascent of Forbidden Peak in the Cascades in Washington in Jan 2022 is mentioned in this article.

Link to pdf version: Forbidden Peak Article

8. “K2 2022: No O’s, Unsupported Summits on Broad Peak and K2 – Interview with Andreas Frydensberg and Eric Gilbertson,” Alan Arnette, The Blog on alanarnette.com, https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2022/08/12/k2-2022-no-os-unsupported-summits-on-broad-peak-and-k2-interview-with-andreas-frydensberg-and-eric-gilbertson/, Aug 12, 2022
An interview Eric and Andreas did with famous mountaineer and chronicler of 8000m peak ascents, Alan Arnette.

7. “Twins Try to Climb Highest Mountain in All 196 Countries,” Andrew McLemore, ExplorersWeb, https://explorersweb.com/climbing-highest-mountain-in-every-country-twins/, Aug 12, 2022
An article about Eric and Matthew’s country highpoint project by a climbing, exploration, and adventure site.

6. “Fastest Known Time of the Year Award 2020 – Winners Announced,” Buzz Burrell, Fastest Known Time, https://fastestknowntime.com/article/fktoy-na-2020-winners-announced-pt-1, Jan 1, 2021.
Brief description of Eric’s Rocky Mountain Slam trip, which won Fastest Known Time of the Year 3rd place award in 2020.

5. “FKT Episode 104: What route has 432,500ft of gain? Eric Gilbertson is here to tell you,” Buzz Burrell, Fastest Known Time Podcast, https://fastestknowntime.com/podcast/104-eric-gilbertson, Oct, 2020.
An interview Eric did about the Rocky Mountain Slam, a trip he did in summer 2020 to climb all the CO 14ers, WY 13ers, and MT 12ers in 60 days.

4. “Surprise – Al Sawda is not the highest peak in Saudi Arabia,” Anas Al-Yousef, Okaz, https://www.okaz.com.sa/last-stop/na/1667177 , Aug 29, 2018
Article in Okaz Newspaper, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, about our trip to survey the highpoint of Saudi Arabia.

Link to translated pdf version: Jabal Sawda Article 1

3. “Ferwa – The Highest Saudi Peak,” Arriyadiyah, https://arriyadiyah.com/611058 , Aug 28, 2018
Article in Arriyadiyah, an Arabic-language daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia.

Link to translated pdf version: Jabal Sawda Article 2

2 “Alumni have summitted the highest points of every North American country,” The Tech, MIT Newspaper, Souparno Ghosh, https://thetech.com/2016/04/08/gilbertsons-v136-n11, April 8, 2016
MIT Newspaper story about Eric and Matthew climbing the highpoints of all countries in North America.

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