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Hi All, I asked for and received permission from Darren to post this. It IS NOT a fundraising solicitation (the opposite actually). We (several of us) have created a 501c(3) non-profit Foundation that raises money and then distributes the money to specific unfunded projects within the NYS Forest...

We've spent the last 10 days out west and some time here in beautiful Whistler, British Columbia. we've been here before, and for a few years now, we've (Nick and I) have been eyeing a few prominant peaks just north of town known as the Wedge Group. Specifically, we've wanted to do WEART PEAK...

Got a bit of a late start (8:30, big mistake). Was a little discouraged when the ranger informed me at the gate that, to his knowledge, noone has successfully summited Gothics from that side in about 2 weeks. Oh well. Started out 1-2 feet of rapidly disappearing packed snow on Lake Road. We put...

**Approved by moderator** ---------------------- Neil has been working hard putting up a photo tribute to his son Dominic, and he would like to share it with all of us. He has asked me to post the link to share with you all. Photo Gallery for Dominic Feel free to browse and comment to the...

As troubling as it is for me, I am gong to tell you the story of a sad passing of a member of "our" virtual family. It is the story of an incredible young man that had a incredible zest for life and quite possibly lived more in his short 19 years than any of us will dare to dream of. A young man...

This site, under ordinary circumstances, is usually a happy place to exchange positive thoughts and ideas. Sadly, today, marks a moment that I feel I must be observed. It is with great sadness that I report to you that a 4-legged Adirondack legend has passed to that great wilderness area in...

As some of you may know, last Sunday (August 26, 2007), many forum members participated in a celebratory climb to honor Grace L. Hudowalski's 70th 46er completion anniversary. We attempted to put a different person on each summit that day. (BACKGROUND INFO HERE ) Far to many reports to list on...

Okay, that might be an over-dramatization, but let's say, things didn't go according to plan. I generally don't write TR's anymore, unless there is something of interest or education, and this trip does qualify. We're up in Placid vacationing for the week and after a few hikes visiting old...

posted with permission from peakbagr.... Some of you may or may not have have heard this yet, but ADK Forum (the largest Adirondack-based outdoor recreation forum with over 3000 members) was recently acquired my myself and Neil (the co-owners of ADKhighpeaks.com). We know that many of you ADK...

I really didn’t have designs in heading back into the Santanoni’s anytime in the very near future. Not that I don’t enjoy em’, but with so many other fish to fry, they just were not a real high priority for me. The new OSI land purchase kinda changed all that for me. Neil PM’ed me early on and...

{special thanks to Peakbagr for all he did getting this done ;) } Official Open Space Conservancy Statement: ------------------------- As you all know by now, on Tuesday, June 5, the Open Space Conservancy, OSI’s land acquisition affiliate, acquired more than 2,000 acres from Finch Pruyn...

I'll take this one on myself........ Not so bad this time of year. :D Just taking her for a test drive Darren. Thanks Darren, Peakbagr and Dave for all that you do. Pretty nice place you got going on here. THANKS AGAIN :cool:

{Long, as usual} Naturally, while out west here in British Columbia, we decided to do a little hiking too. The first place we chose to hike was about 35 miles north of Whistler in the Joffre Lakes Provincial Park. The main trail (only trail) in Joffre Lakes leads several miles up a cirque...

Recently in the trail reports section for VFTT, there is a REPORT for the Santanoni range that indicates the poster was involved in not only using a machete to clear debris from the trail, but also using it to hack into live trees in order to BLAZE the trail for easier route finding. After...

For our moderator ;) Finishing a list is always a great personal moment for the individuals involved, but when the list is one of the most grueling and difficult challenges that you can pursue here in the NE, it’s all the sweeter. I had the distinct pleasure of being witness to 3 of my good...

Apparently this incident happened this weekend and was posted on my forum. I thought that some folks here might be interested in the story. Turns out, one of our other members was working JLB's warming hut and was able to provide great details. Here's the -THREAD- in question. Glad all turned...

Occasionally, over on my forum, we ask a member with expertise on a particular subject to post something about the topic. This one was SO good, I thought that I'd share it with this larger audience. Since the author is Nessmuk of this forum, I'm sure he won't mind. I hope this is okay with the...

I quick message of support to Pin Pin. Some people may not realize this, but if one were reading the rude, stupid and silly comments that are so mean in nature posted about them in the Trai Conditions, one might be tempted to "just stop posting stuff". Especially someone with your experience...

While downloading pictures from a recent hike, I came across this picture and immediately thought of -THIS THREAD- about the new book that recently came out entitled "WOMEN WITH ALTITUDE" (read a review) about many phenomenal pioneer ladies and their adventures climbing in the Adirondacks...

With our young daughter off in Florida spending Christmas with a friend at Disney, the rest of us thought that it might be the perfect opportunity to spend our Christmas celebration in Lake Placid hiking. We drove up and spent some time in Rome (Kate's family) on Friday afternoon and since we...