The NYSDEC has issued its annual appeal for hikers to stay off high elevation trails. It has been especially wet this year to please follow the guidelines below from the DEC website. DEC encourages hikers
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Information about venturing out in the Adirondack Mountains. Hiking, backpacking, climbing and other outdoor activities.
Bear alert in the Adirondacks at Slant Rock (and heat in NY)
In a rare and prudent request, Ranger Scott VanLaer (NYSDEC) has requested that backpackers heading into the Johns Brook Valley NOT camp at Slant Rock this weekend due to bear activity. The bear is reported
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Rant: Adirondack and Catskill crowding, ignorance and other problems
In the past number of years, the foot travel in the backcountry in New York has exploded. And that’s okay. My daughter and I were out for a short hike to Burnt Knob during the
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Adirondacks and Catskills to Plunge Into Dangerously Cold Conditions
In light of the dramatic rescue of two young people in the Adirondack High Peaks this week, we need to be mindful of the incredibly fierce weather conditions that occur in the mountains of New York. Over
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Blog post: The Perils of Bushwhacking
I found this picture and thought I would share it with the folks that are new to slide climbing/bushwhacking! This was taken after pushing through about 1 mile of dense spruce. We exited a slide
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