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Climbing Lake George

By Alan Wechsler

An abundance of ascents around the Queen of American Lakes

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hikers on the Grand Hike

Grand Hike on a grand day in the Champlain Valley

By Alan Wechsler

Annual event highlights the best, newest offerings from Champlain Area Trails

ice climbing

The end of ice climbing?

By Alan Wechsler

For those who love ice climbing, with its short season and fickle medium, warmer winters have hit hard

Willie Wildlife Marsh in Gloversville

Exploring a quiet side of the park

By Alan Wechsler

Fulton County is long on short hikes

Climbing Crane

By Alan Wechsler

Exploring an often overlooked mountain for climbers

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Portage with purpose, on the Marion River

By Alan Wechsler

Day-long paddle from Raquette Lake to Blue Mountain Lake is a trip through Adirondack history

Steve Goldstein, right, helps Phil Brown repair a broken binding near the shore of Siamese Ponds.

Covered for calamity at Siamese Ponds

By Alan Wechsler

A ski trip with spare parts

Hickory Hill

A ski mountain’s rebirth

By Alan Wechsler

Hickory Ski Center, outside Warrensburg, has a bright past, present and four-season future 

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Staring into a cold face

By Alan Wechsler

An attempt to claw up the frozen face of Gothics.

Caroline Block

The longest swim

By Alan Wechsler

Swimmer conquers Lake George twice in back-to-back slogs

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