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MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoes – Long-Term Abuse, Failure Points, and How to Fix Them
The MSR Lightning Ascent is one of those rare products that absolutely nails the core job it was built for—and…
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Todo List
This is just a list of things I want to add to the site before promoting it at all. GPX…
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Ice Cragging
A list of suggested gear to bring along for roadside/short approach technical ice climbing trips with added items based on…
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Pulks
Pulks are by far the best way to move gear when terrain allows. They minimize weight on your back dramatically…
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Skylight and Gray Peak – Oct 8-10, 2025
With Avalanche Pass shut down by a landslide in July, any loop to climb Skylight and Gray Peak involving the…
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Esther and Whiteface – September 19th, 2025
Approach from the ASRC We started from the Atmospheric Science Research Center, there was only one other car when we…
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The Dix Range – September 12th, 2025
I pulled into the Elk Lake trailhead later than intended, just before 11 pm. There were only a few vehicles…
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The Lower Great Range – September 3-4th, 2025
Evening Arrival & First Stay at JBL I parked at The Garden in Keene Valley and made the familiar 3-mile…
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Marshal via Indian Pass/Cold Brook – August 28th, 2025
Through Indian Pass Parking at Adirondack Loj I set out toward the Indian Pass Trail. The stretch toward Rocky Falls…
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Algonquin and Iroquois – August 23rd, 2025
A Change of Plans I arrived at Adirondack Loj intending to check on conditions and then head to camp at…
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Rocky Ridge Peak – August 17th, 2025
Rocky Ridge “False” Peak. There were so many false peaks that we started to wonder if we would ever reach…
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Nye & Street – August 14th, 2025
A shorter day of Adirondack Loj, but lots of blowdown, but with the drought all the water crossings were trivial…