Adam Helman, July 12, 1960 to January 9, 2015
A talented chemist, author, mountaineer, math whiz, etc. Adam was webmaster for www.cohp.org, a County Highpoints site. |
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Adam at the Sierra Club Lodge on Mt. Laguna. April 3, 2009. The occasion was a memorial hike to Foster Point for John Hanna. | ||||||||||||||||||||
A hike to Cone Peak in the coastal ranges of California. Probably my first hike with Adam on May 19, 2002. From the left: Gail Hanna, Edward Earl, Adam Helman, Barbara Lilley and Gordon MacLeod. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adam on the summit of Dos Cabezas in southeastern Arizona. November 13, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adam with Gail on Reyes Peak. Adam enjoyed all manner of unusual food combinations. Here he is with a conventional watermellon. June 17, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Photo April 15, 2007. Nielson BM is a summit in southern Riverside County just east of I-15. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adam (in back) with Richard Carey on Mt. Olympus, Washington state. This was a long, tough climb. Adam helped me later since I sprained my ankle on the way back to camp. August 17, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adam looking for the true high point on Bear Mountain in Kern County, California. October 27, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adam with Bob Packard on Cherry Creek Peak, 10,459 ft. in central Nevada. May 19, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adam leading the way on Pearl Peak in Nevada. Adam was faster than Bob and I and was always in front. June 25, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adam in the center with a bottle of champagne. This was our last night camping with Adam. December 30, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adam pointing to a cholla ball stuck to his chest. Ouch! This was on a trip to the Barry M. Goldwater Range in southwestern Arizona. Photo by Mark Adrian December 29, 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adam with Gail Hanna sampling some Baileys Irish Creme after a desert hike in the Cabeza Prieta Refuge, Arizona. Photo by Mark Adrian November 27, 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||||