May 25. 2008
Lyon of the North
What's the northernmost "big" peak in the Adirondacks? You might think Whiteface or Esther, but you'd be wrong. Come view our trip report of Lyon Mountain in the Northern Adirondacks - a peak I've long neglected... [More...]

March 6-18, 2008
Eight in '08 : Gulches are Great!
A big group calls for some big Utah hits -- including my first ever visit to Buckskin Gulch! Come and read the accounting of our 2008 visit to southern Utah.... [More...]

March 29, 2008
2008 Winter 46er Gathering
An accounting of the 2008 gathering and dinner of the Adirondack Winter 46... [More...]

February 23. 2008
Success! Achieving the Winter 46 on the Best Peak in the Adirondacks
Our concerted effort to finish the winters in 2008 has paid off. And just what peak is that I'm talking about? Well, you'll just have to read on to find out ... [More...]

February 16. 2008
Gray, Skylight and Marcy: The Final Countdown
Remember that jingle? It was playing through my head as I drew up the banner for this trip report, which documents the climbs of our fourth-last, third-last, and second-last winter 46er peaks... [More...]

February 3. 2008
Intro to Winter on Cascade
We introduce the world of winter hiking in the Adirondacks to Phuong and Scott. On a different tack, Jenn catches up to me... [More...]

January 26. 2008
The Trap Dike in Winter
Something I've been thinking about doing for some time now - a winter ascent of the Trap Dike route on Mount Colden... [More...]

January 19. 2008
The Allen Mountain Winter 'Skishoe'
Finally, we tackle Allen in the winter, attempting to turn the approach into something fun by combining skiing and snowshoeing - with mixed results!... [More...]

January 4-5, 2008
Marshall & Cliff : A Bushwhacker's Tale
Trailbreaking and bushwhacking, bushwhacking and trailbreaking. Plus some annoying mink-like creatures and some nice FDNY guys... [More...]

December 27, 2007
Tabletop and a bit of Cloud-watching
We quickly duck in to tag Tabletop ahead of approaching bad weather. It's quite neat to watch brooding-looking clouds seep into the High Peaks... [More...]

December 26, 2007
Giant and Rocky
Superb! A springlike day in the heart of Winter. A scenic ridge ascent of Giant and a climb of Rocky are very worthwhile objectives in conditions like these.. [More...]

December 22, 2007
Whiteface and Esther via the Toll Road
Kickoff hike (and ski) to the 2007-2008 Adirondack 46er winter hiking season.... [More...]

December 14 to 16, 2007
Visiting Stan and Pat in TO, plus a whole lotta white stuff
Stan and Pat invite us to spend the weekend with them at their flat in downtown TO. Good food, a great Christmas party, a wintry exploration of a bit of downtown TO, and a big wallop of a snowstorm. [More...]

December 12, 2007
Bye bye, "newHomePage"
Some of the more web-astute amongst you may have noticed that all of the pages on this site have been located under a somewhat superfluous "newHomePage" path. Well, no more. Starting today, there's been a restructuring of the guts of the page and "newHomePage" has disappeared.

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November 10 and 11, 2007
A Frosty Traverse of the Bigelow Range
A very interesting, fun, but co-old November traverse of the Bigelow Range in northwestern Maine... [More...]

November 5, 2007
Meeting a Legend: an Evening with Fred Beckey
Our local section of the Alpine Club of Canada hosts an evening with a most distinguished figure - mountaineering legend Fred Beckey... [More...]

November 3, 2007
Ottawa in November: A quick tour
Jenn's classmate from University provides the impetus for a quick tour of Ottawa, for which I am quite grateful. Late afternoon on a late fall day can be very, very scenic!.... [More...]

October 21, 2007
The Two Gs: Garfield & Galehead
A beautiful fall loop hike in the Sunny-but-soaked Whites to bag two more for my NE 111.... [More...]

October 17, 2007
Go team, go! A team-building mountain hike up Noonmark Mountain
Another introduction, this time to a group of co-workers on a team-building outing in the Adirondacks.... [More...]

July 14-30, 2007 (posted October 14, 2007)
The Dolomites
A return to the unique and fantastic crags and spires of the Dolomites. And more Via Ferratas than you can shake a stick at! ... [More...]

October 6, 2007
Dad in the 'daks: A Loop Hike of Mount Jo
It was about time that I introduced my Dad to the rigours and rewards of Adirondack hiking.... [More...]

September 23, 2007
MacNaughton: The Forgotten One
After more than ten years of hiking in the High Peaks, I finally turn my long-overdue attention to MacNaughton Mountain... [More...]

September 7 & 8, 2007
Mt Hale and a Weekend with the Wards
Luke and Sophie invite us to visit with Luke's parents in New Hampshire, and of course we climb something along the way.... [More...]

September 2, 2007
Carter Mountains Loop
Finishing up what we wanted to do back in June - A loop in the Carter Range of the White Mountains in NH.... [More...]

August 26, 2007
The Changing of the Guard
A look at a colorful ceremony in my own home-town of Ottawa, Canada: The Changing of the Guard on Parliament Hill [More...]

July 1, 2007
Mt Colden Slides!
We try a challenging and fun way to tackle Mount Colden, by going up the Southeast Slide route and descending the Trap Dike Route... [More...]

June 16, 2007
Whiteface and Passaconaway
Unsettled summer weather conspires to limit us to two of our four New Hampshire peaks for this weekend.... [More...]

June 20, 2007
An aMAZEing trip to Color Country : Video Update
The complete set of video clips from our trip to southern Utah are now available in the web presentation, both in the narrative and in a separate video-only page... [More...]

June 3, 2007
Killington Peak
My last 4000-footer peak in Vermont was only a short drive away from Bolton Landing, where we had just finished spending a wonderful time at Mark and Linda's place.... [More...]

June 2, 2007
A visit to Mark and Linda's Place
A weekend visit with our new Adirondack Winter hiking buddies in beautiful Bolton Landing, NY, on the shores of Lake George....[More...]

April 6-14, 2007 (posted May 22, 2007)
An aMAZEing trip to Color Country
To the remotest corner of Utah we went, to experience true desert wilderness and a true dash of adventure!... [More...]

May 26, 2007
Sailing with Roland
A short outing with Roland and Johanna to Kingston, Ontario... [More...]

May 19, 2007
Algonquin Park Sampler
Four Algonquin Provincial Park newbies embark on a dayhiker's sampling of three trails... [More...]

April 21, 2007
One of the Finest Hikes on one of the Finest Days
A superlative weekend in April dictated a superlative ridgewalk -- and of the best in the east is Franconia Ridge... [More...]

October 1999 (posted April 2, 2007)
Autumn in the Desert
An account of one of the very few times we visited the desert southwest in the autumn. This was a very diverse trip, including: a long canyoneering adventure; backpacking at high altitude in the rockies; and jeeping in canyonlands national park.... [More...]

March 25, 2007
Ice Climbing with Roland at Calabogie
A bit of end-of-season wet ice climbing with Roland near Calabogie, ON... [More...]

March 24, 2007
2007 Winter 46er Gathering
An accounting of the 2007 gathering and dinner of the Adirondack Winter 46... [More...]

March 18, 2007
Hiking with class
We witness the birth of not one, not two, but three new winter 46ers on Hough Peak... [More...]

March 13, 2007
A new way up: Basin & Saddleback via the Chicken Coop Brook route
Mark and Linda help us explore an excellent winter route up to Basin & Saddleback... [More...]

March 11, 2007
Two Slides in a day: A traverse of East Dix, South Dix, and Macomb
Scaling back from our ambitious winter ascent of all five dixes, we instead do what I've never done before in the Adirondacks - climb up one slide and down another... [More...]

February 24, 2007
Trailbreaking is tough: A traverse of Gothics and Armstrong
A recent large snowfall turns the Adirondacks into a super stairmaster workout. Also, Gothics on a blustery winter day can be quite spectacular.... [More...]

February 11, 2007
Redfield... yes. Cliff... no.
Lots of tiring trail-breaking and a well-earned peak. And we fail once again to find the regular Cliff herdpath in the winter.... [More...]

January 21, 2007
Long, tiring, and cold: the Santanonis in winter
A very, very long day in the Santanonis. But ultimately, success, some cold but beautiful weather, and a lesson on snowshoes.. [More...]

January 7, 2007
Warm and Social on Big Slide
Solar and Social warmth were the key words of our ascent of Big Slide Mountain in the Adirondacks. [More...]

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