'Leave no Trace' tips for reducing your footprint while enjoying the outdoors By Mike De Socio I think about it every time I drive to a trailhead in the Adirondacks: For me to access an outdoor place that I love, I must harm it, even if … [Read more...] about Greening your hike
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Adirondack Mountain Club outlines plans for Cascade
ADK's new space will open to the public next month, in a limited capacity for now By Mike Lynch Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) purchased Cascade Ski Center, a Nordic facility with a 200-acre property on Route 73 outside Lake Placid, for $2.5 … [Read more...] about Adirondack Mountain Club outlines plans for Cascade
ADK guidebook authors highlight ‘Peaks and Ponds’
New publication covers less-traveled trails By Mike Lynch Adirondack Mountain Club released a new hiking guidebook, Peaks and Ponds, in early March to honor its centennial. Written by Cat Hadlow and Bobby Clark—two ADK staff members— … [Read more...] about ADK guidebook authors highlight ‘Peaks and Ponds’
ADK and NYC chapter reach tentative $50,000 breakup
By Gwendolyn Craig The New York City Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club plans to resolve litigation and disassociate from the parent Adirondack Mountain Club and pay a settlement of $50,000. The NYC chapter sued ADK last summer after ADK … [Read more...] about ADK and NYC chapter reach tentative $50,000 breakup
ADK’s next 100 years
Michael Barrett leads toward a diverse future By Zachary Matson Two years at the helm and Michael Barrett has positioned the Adirondack Mountain Club to start the year with a new board, new building and a 100-year legacy to … [Read more...] about ADK’s next 100 years
ADK at 100
Trailblazers at Adirondack Mountain Club helped shape the park; and their work continues a century later By Zachary Matson On a sunny July day in 2007, Seth Jones for the first time stepped atop Mount Marcy. He took in the power of … [Read more...] about ADK at 100