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pisgah with skies propped up. on a fence and lots of bare ground

A ‘3-helmet day’ of biking, climbing and skiing in spring in the Adirondacks

By Phil Brown

Taking on a mud season 'nano-triathlon' and squeezing in one last ski

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Climbing Lake George

By Alan Wechsler

An abundance of ascents around the Queen of American Lakes

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Below the Adirondacks

By Contributing Writer

Exploring passages and canals of Minerva's historic Burroughs’s and Brown's caves

Climbing Crane

By Alan Wechsler

Exploring an often overlooked mountain for climbers

DEC temporarily closes cliffs to protect falcons

By Mike Lynch

Rock climbing routes known to be used by nesting peregrine falcons were temporarily closed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation on April 1.

trap dike

Trap Dike: No easy climb

By Contributing Writer

Beware the hazards of the Trap Dike if you're unfamiliar with this rocky path to Colden

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The case of the missing climbing pitons

By Phil Brown

Old markers have vanished from two Chapel Pond Slab climbs

view from moxham mountain

Moxham Mountain land deal opens up southern access

By Mike Lynch

The addition of 250 acres to the forest preserve near Moxham Mountain may result in a new trailhead and parking lot for climbers and hikers.

Posts block a parking area that rock climbers use to access the Case Wall.

Route 73 pull-off closures cut parking for hikers, climbers

By Phil Brown

On Monday, the state Department of Transportation installed dozens of steel stakes along Route 73 to prevent people from parking on the shoulder of the highway or in two pull-offs in the pass.

Don Mellor on King Wall

Climbing royalty

By Phil Brown

Though not too far from Route 73, the King Wall is more secluded and quiet than most of the cliffs in Chapel Pond Pass.

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