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[We invite you to join the Adirondack Forty-Sixers , the Clark family, and the residents of Saranac Lake to honor Herbert K. Clark by placing a memorial stone to laud his achievement as Adirondack forty-sixer #1 at his gravesite. The ceremony will be at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Saranac Lake...

Years ago I had a friend who ran one of the State fish hatcheries and I got to go up in the State chopper to drop fish. The views from a helicopter are unbelievable. I got to go into some really remote regions of the Adirondacks. If anyone gets a chance to go up in a helicopter in the...

This was on Sunday, you climbed on the previous Thursday by the date you gave. I climbed Cascade and Porter on the 14th and the wind was brutal. I estimated 60mph on the summit of cascade. I had to crawl on my hands and knees to the summit. That day a father and his son got caught in a whiteout...

Right you are Willie. I just have to find that issue of peeks I have stashed away someplace. Thanks

I have been searching for two articles that appeared in forums and newspapers with no success. The first one happened on or about 01/14/96 when two hikers got lost in a white out on Algonquin. and I can't remember the date of the second one ; but it was about a hiker found on Haystack or...

blind teen 46r teen hikes all 46 Adirondack high peaks Lucas Blaise Contributing Writer WILMINGTON — Brandon Whalley is a 46er at age 16. And he climbed all those Adirondack peaks in just five weeks. With a sight disability. Daylight is blinding to Brandon. Gray is the only color. Fine...

We did this two weeks ago. I would imagine you could drop off your gear as long as the border patrol is not set up. While it is an extra mile it is an easy one. You could pull your gear on a sled from route 9 to the northway and beyond a ways. There was an area of blowdown on the way up you have...

Most of my co-workers wear Northface Jackets basicly because we are outside in adk. winter weather a lot: but I am the only one who hikes. I also see several students at the college wear them for the same reason (adk.winters). I also wear boxer shorts and jockey shorts (no Panty hose) ; but I...

Thanks for the input. I planned on bringing crampons;but this information may change my plans and do the jaws at a later date when there is a little more snow pack. I will contact Kevin and see if he wants to do another mt.

Changed to the 19th due to the -45 wind chill :eek:

A few years back I took my daughter to Old Forge camping. We had season passes to the water park and decided to spend a week at the state campsite. I stopped at McDonalds to find out where the state campsite was located and no one who worked there had any idea where it was located. I was...

I can probably do some tuesdays in feb. I need everything on you list except sawteeth. A freind of mine I hike with needs a few on you list to finish his 4th winter round.

Looks like Kevin and I are going to try to do the Wolf jaws again this week. We will be leaving the Garden at 7 a.m. Tuesday. If anyone would like to join us.

MSR Denali EVO MSR Denali ascent

I want to thank Tim,Kate,Nick,Ashley, Shannon, and Lurkette for making this a great trip. "Also the pine martin at the wright juction" Nick kept us informed on time and distance and Ashley was a never ending source of entertainment the whole trip.She made what is normally a long silent trip out...