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By Phil Brown
The fifteenth annual Adirondack International Mountaineering Festival comes to Keene this weekend. As usual, the Mountaineer and Rock and River have attracted elite climbers to the event and are offering a variety of classes for those who want to learn or polish mountaineering skills. Most of the classes are full, but there are still openings…
With snowshoes, you can go just about anywhere in the Adirondack Park. But with more than two thousand miles of trails, where do you start? Below are suggestions from four gung-ho Adirondack snowshoers. DEBAR MOUNTAIN By Tony Goodwin Although only 3,300 feet in elevation, Debar Mountain rises prominently from the flatter terrain to the north…
By Phil Brown
There’s snow in the High Peaks now, so if you plan on hiking to a summit, you’d be smart to pack a pair of Yaktrax, MicroSpikes, or similar grippers for your feet. On Sunday, my daughter Martha and I encountered snow and ice on the trail from Crow Clearing in Keene to Hurricane Mountain, which…
Here are four of my favorite winter hikes, chosen from locations around the Adirondack Park.
Embark on a gentle snowshoe hike to Owl Head Lookout in the Giant Mountain Wilderness, offering serene winter landscapes and panoramic views.
Explore the Vista Trail near Fourth Lake for a snowshoe adventure, featuring Bald Mountain's summit views and forested landscapes.
Carl Heilman knows snowshoes. He made and sold them for 15 years, always out of hand-split ash, and he’s used them for much longer. Although he got out of the business a few years ago to devote his energies to photography, he still goes out on snowshoes two or three times a week when conditions permit.