Category: winter
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Trip Report – Awacamenj Mino – Jan 2011
This is actually 2 trips to the scout camp at Awacamenj Mino, one in early January to open the snowshoe/skiing trails and the other in late January for some camping and snowshoeing. Trip 1 – Breaking in the trails This was just a simple daytrip up to Awacamenj Mino to break in the trails for…
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Trip Report – Mar 2016 – Adirondacks – Couchsachraga and Panther
This was a quick overnight trip in the Adirondacks with objective to conquer Couchsachraga and Panther on the way. This was late February so it does not technically count as Winter summits, we did not need snowshoes, microspikes were required and there was still a good amount of snow all around. Day 1 – Getting…
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Trip Report – 19-23 Feb 2014 – Allen & Santanoni
This trip was our push to summit Mt. Allen in the Adirondacks in winter. Mt. Allen is one of the longest hikes (almost 30km) but we needed it to be ADK46ers! We planned to climb Santanoni, Couchsachraga the next day and Seymour the day after. Day 1 – Getting There Since Allen is quite the…
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Trip Report – 19-21 March 2010 – Wright, Algonquin, Iroquois – Adirondacks
This was my second time up into the Adirondacks in winter. This time we just Burger, Wissell and I and set out to peak Wright, Algonquin and Iroquois. A quick 2 nights: drive in after work, hike drive out type of trip. Day 1 – Getting to the Lean-to First night we got there fairly…
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Trip Report – Feb 2016 – Adirondacks – Giant, Rocky
This was one of those very long daytrips, not so much due to the hike but because we had to drive 4 hours each way to get to and from the trailhead. It was also the first daytrip we were exclusively using crampons. We coordinated to meet with MAS at the trailhead who was coming…
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Trip Report – Jan 2009 – Winter Camping Training + Bye Audax
This trip was a combination of two things. Some of my friends were scout leaders of a older teenage group which had their last camp planned (Audax). I needed a bit of training before venturing out in the Adirondacks for my first real winter camping. Since this was a scout group, the destination was the…
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Trip Report – Feb 2009 – Adirondacks – Colden, Marcy, Algonquin
This was my first real backcountry camping trip, it was memorable for many reasons and my more experienced friends really picked the “hard” difficulty level for my first trip. Being in the Adirondacks and in winter, this was hike in/hike out style, in a mountain range and in an area where there is a campfire…