I plan to hike my first Catskill Peaks next month, and would appreciate an information on which peaks have canisters, which are difficult to find, and whether I must find the canister and sign-in in order to qualify for the 3500.
Thanks again,
Schatz
http://www.catskill-3500-club.org/ca...mountains.htmlOriginally Posted by Schatz
Tom - Vice-President-3500-Club - Rankin
Reviewing the web page, I do not see the absolute requirement to sign all the canisters, but unofficially, I would say you should give it your best shot. It took me 2 tries for SW hunter, but most of them are pretty straightforward.
More specific information is available for the asking!
Last edited by Tom Rankin; 04-26-2009 at 07:31 PM.
Tom Rankin
Volunteer Balsam Lake Mountain
President Catskill 3500 Club
CEO
Trail maintainer for the Dry Brook Ridge trail from Mill Brook Road to just past the Lean-to
Took me three times. A little tricky that one. Good excuse to get out there again though.It took me 2 tries for SW hunter
HEY!!!
Don't take it for granite, it's a gneiss day.
WHAT?? there are canisters to sign..I did C-W-S and ever knew this ... are they even there?...
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See Tom's post above for the link to the Catskill 3500 Club website. That web page identifies the 13 peaks with canisters, and these are trailless peaks (without any maintained or unmaintained trails). Cornell, Wittenberg, and Slide don't have canisters because they are peaks with maintained trails to the summit.
The Catskill 3500 Club successfully lobbied the New York State DEC to allow the retention of the canisters in the wilderness areas and wild forests of the Catskills. Otherwise the DEC would have had them removed for being non-conforming; as was done with the Adirondack 46er canisters.
Last edited by Mark Schaefer; 04-30-2009 at 12:28 AM. Reason: typo
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No Rob, there's only canisters on SOME of the trailless peaks on public land. As Tom put, check the link, there are asterisks and stuff on the special case trailess ones... W-C-S surely have no canisters...
Jay
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Through every briar and bramble
Till your life is in a shambles
Maybe then you will know
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ok thanks...guess ill need to do my homework right...
Thanks again
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I used to look for them on all the peaks also
6 are gray, 7 are red, they are all there waiting to be signed.
Add a short note on your adventure in the log book when signing.
Need info or help? Contact me PM.
The Can Man.
Mudhook is now the official "Catskill 3500 Canister Poobah'.
His job is to maintain the canisters and registers. Jim just about lives up on the summits and ridges, might as well do 'em while he's there, eh ?
i'll do just that..thx.i used to look for them on all the peaks also
6 are gray, 7 are red, they are all there waiting to be signed.
Add a short note on your adventure in the log book when signing.
Need info or help? Contact me pm.
The can man.
Rob
Hike today, work tomorrow... ME
-The happiest people don't have the best of everything - They make the best of everything that they have!
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CL-50 Thruhike #51
CATSKILLS 9/35
My Photos
You might also try http://www.catskillhiker.com. Some people feel that this site has a lot of useful information. I am partial since it is my site.
Leavitt Peak (SW Hunter) is a lot easier to do now that there is a weel-defined herd path to the canister.
RHB
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