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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.
There
should be no action required by you - redirects should occur silently.
You may want to update any bookmarks you might have to remove the "newHomePage"
string, but this is not strictly required.
Please
let me know if you see any strange behaviour on the web site, and use
the contact page to tell me about it.
Thanks!
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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