Life on the slide I've been here before, so I know we'll get out of this mess eventually, but I suspect Sue and Jeff are starting to have doubts. They are unfamiliar with Slide Time. We've been bushwhacking for more than an hour up Whiteface … [Read more...] about Whiteface slide
High Peaks
Climbing Wallface
How 2 novices scaled the Park’s biggest cliff By Phil Brown I’m lying in bed at 4:45 a.m. The alarm hasn’t gone off yet, but I won’t be going back to sleep. I’m climbing Wallface today. For this I blame my friend Mike. We did a couple of … [Read more...] about Climbing Wallface
Sunrise Mountain Slab
Partners in climb By Alan Wechsler I met Jim Lawyer and Jeremy Hass at a pull-off on Route 86 in Wilmington Notch, not far from Whiteface Mountain. It was a sunny summer morning, though rain was forecast for later. Above us was a sleek streak … [Read more...] about Sunrise Mountain Slab
The frozen steep
Notes from a cold, hard place By Don Mellor This is a piece about ice climbing. I’ll tell you what I know, how it’s done, when it’s done. I’ll explain all the pointy tools and where people do it. I just won’t tell you why. After 30-plus years … [Read more...] about The frozen steep
Gothics slide climb
Climbers try to duplicate historic 1896 ascent By Phil Brown This story starts in 1896. That year, on Aug. 20, Newell Martin and a companion, Milford Hathaway, ascended the vast rock cirque on the South Face of Gothics—no ropes, no helmets, … [Read more...] about Gothics slide climb
Bouldering near McKenzie Pond
Hey, you got a problem? Bouldering buffs can help you solve it By Alan Wechsler One thing you can be sure of when you go bouldering: The names of the climbing routes (or "problems," in the sport's lingo) are going to be entertaining. Take … [Read more...] about Bouldering near McKenzie Pond