Europe Country Highpoints
European Highpoints Page
I got the idea to reach each of the European Highpoints while I was studying abroad in Europe for a semester in a summer study tour called the International Business Institute in 2004. I was staying for 3 weeks in a conference center in the Netherlands, and could not pass up the opportunity to travel to the Benelux's 3 highpoints. I had already climbed Greece's and Andorra's highest mountains in the summer of 2003 during another semester I spent studying abroad, this time in Athens, Greece. I have always enjoyed going to the extreme, or going to the highest point around, so climbing each European highpoint is a natural outgrowth of my love for adventure and action. I also wanted to make a climbing goal for myself that was virtually unthought of before. While I look forward to becoming a US state highpointer, I felt that I needed to do something a little less popular.Country | Mountain | Elevation | Date climbed (D/M/Y) | ||
Greece | Mt. Olympus | 9,570 ft. | 08/07/2003 | ||
Andorra | Pic de Coma Pedrosa | 2946 m, 9665 ft | 02/07/2003 | ||
Netherlands | Vaalserberg | 321 m | 17/07/2004 | Benelux Highpointing Adventure Story | |
Belgium | Signal De Botrange | 694 m | 17/07/2004 | ||
Luxembourg | Burgplatz | 559 m | 18/07/2004 | ||
Bulgaria | Musala Peak | 2925 m | 07/08/2004 | ||
Romania | Vf. Moldoveanu | 2544 m | 15/08/2004 |