highpointer

highpointer
 n.β€” Β«β€œThis guy’s an animal, physically,” said Jack Longacre, a climber and adventurer who presides over the Highpointers Club, an actual organization dedicated to reaching state and national high points.…β€œThey call themselves highpointers,” Carol said. “We’ve had three of them in the past week.”Β» β€”β€œFurther proof that β€˜Prairie State’ gets it right” by Steve Johnson Chicago Tribune June 17, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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