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Trailhead educators ready to advise hikers in High Peaks region of the Adirondacks

By Mike Lynch

Adirondack Mountain Club is expanding its trailhead steward program to Route 73 trailheads.

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Mary Lamb on publisher Tracy Ormsbee's first hike on Marcy.

The ‘official’ 46 High Peaks in the Adirondacks

By Adirondack Explorer

Ready to hike the tallest mountains in New York state? Here's a list to get you started and track your progress.

Adirondack 46er hiking boom: High Peaks finishers hitting record numbers

By Mike Lynch

Adirondack 46ers have been growing ranks since 1925 and hitting high numbers in past 10 years

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Remembering Grace’s legacy

By Times Union

20 years after her death, Adirondack 46er Grace Hudowalski’s legacy continues to inspire

Women 46ers

A woman’s place is on the trail

By Betsy Kepes

The 46ers give back to the Adirondack Park community through women-only trail work weekends.

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From Haystack to Nye, 100 years later

By Philip Terrie

Bob Marshall’s pamphlet of the peaks nears centennial

marta and grandkids

A 46er family

By Holly Riddle

Three generations of hikers take their place among the High Peaks finishers

The things they carried

By Mike Lynch

Katie Rhodes and Bethany Garretson share the gear and essentials they brought on their record-breaking thru-hike of the 46 High Peaks this fall.

Breaking records, making history

By Mike Lynch

How two women thru-hiked the 46 High Peaks in 7 days

Pandemic disrupts 46ers trail work, hiker education

By Mike Lynch

The 46ers, like many organizations and businesses, have seen the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt their operations.

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