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  1. hermit

    Dix 9-18 Rocky Peak Ridge and Giant mt. 9-19 Porter and Cascade 9-20 Yesterday, 05:1

    Rob,any of your pictures would be appreciated.They were excellent
  2. hermit

    Finishing off the New England Hundred Highest

    Congratulations Tom and Laurie !!!
  3. hermit

    Dix 9-18 Rocky Peak Ridge and Giant mt. 9-19 Porter and Cascade 9-20 Yesterday, 05:1

    [ Yesterday, 05:16 PM Left early in the morning from the Catskills on Friday and climbed Dix from rt. 73. I don't get up to the Adirondacks as much as I would like to lately because of a busy schedule.I finished the 46 in 2001,and over the years climbed some of the more popular ones before...
  4. hermit

    Dry Conditions in the Catskills, but...

    They should be running good now we had 6" of rain in West Shokan. Nice to meet you a couple weeks ago. We were the ones hiking the 9 peaks from the Moon Haw.
  5. hermit

    Sugarloaf and Plateau 1-17-14 from the Woodstock side

    After today's icing it could only get worse. Roads are real bad down here in the Catskills. Cold air moving in this week will put more ice down in the hills.
  6. hermit

    Sugarloaf and Plateau 1-17-14 from the Woodstock side

    https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=110274937487305514320&target=ALBUM&id=6105442905336480545&authkey=Gv1sRgCLKL2Ojp-pWn7wE&feat=emailWith the icy weather predicted today 1-18-15 , we decided it may be a good time to hike these notoriously steep and icy Catskill 3500 ' peaks.We took off...
  7. hermit

    Westkill 1-10-15 and St Anne's peak a C.H.H.

    https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=110274937487305514320&target=ALBUM&id=6102831865397628657&authkey=Gv1sRgCLyh8PGBvbiflgE&feat=emailhttps://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sred...lgE&feat=emailWe started out on the western terminus of the Devil's path.Some ice underneath from the recent...
  8. hermit

    Thomas Cole and Black Dome mts. from Barnum rd.1-3-15

    https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=110274937487305514320&target=ALBUM&id=6100203373809908881&authkey=Gv1sRgCPq4xv_mvIyPlgE&feat=emailWe knew that a storm was moving in so we got a early start. We were able to walk up to the 1st ridge without micospikes on , but after that we wore them...
  9. hermit

    Panther and Giant Ledge from Fox Hollow 12-19-14 Catskills

    https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=110274937487305514320&target=ALBUM&id=6094661914771698113&authkey=Gv1sRgCLr1mYa12d6pFg&feat=emailJust a trace of snow and ice from the Fox Hollow p.a.. Once up the trail about a half mile started to hit some more snow and ice , but managed with out...
  10. hermit

    Woodhull, Van Wyck, Table, Peekamoose - 10/18/14

    Nice report and pictures Rob !!! It was a pleasure to get out and explore that area with you. Let's get out again soon for another adventure !
  11. hermit

    Algonquin Peak-Iroquois-Wright Peak 10-3-14

    I got up at 3:00 A.M. and picked up my friend Linda in Woodstock,and made the trip to the Loj. It was a little foggy in the morning ,but soon the sun made it's way out. The trails are in good shape and dry for the most part ,because of the lack of rain. That will change today I am sure.This was...
  12. hermit

    Mt. Tremper to Plateau Mt. on the Long Path 9-14-14

    "I had been thinking about some interesting traverses along routes that I had traveled,but missed some sections in the middle.I had never hiked down to Warner Creek,and I had never climbed Silver Hollow mountain from the south. I had hiked it 4 times from the north.So,I thought that the proper...
  13. hermit

    Romer Mt-Mt. Pleasant-Cross mt. Wittenberg from the new section of the Long Path 8-9-

    Had the pleasure again to hike the new trail from outside of Phoenicia on Lane st.to the summit of Wittenberg mt. and back. It's about 21 miles round trip. A big thanks to the people that did the layout and constructed this trail.It traverses a beautiful diversity of land ,and ridges.This is my...
  14. hermit

    Wittenberg-Cornell and Slide mountains (Catskills) 6-1-14 from Moon Haw rd.

    The route that we took started out from the end of Moon Haw rd.. The old Vanbenschoten trail rt. was named after the caretaker of the Moon Haw hunting lodge from the 1920's. Not many people use it anymore and it can be difficult to follow. It is one of the steepest trails in the Catskills on the...
  15. hermit

    Plateau and Silver Hollow mountain 5-24-14

    Saturday did not look like a perfect day to hike,but my friend Linda was flying in from London on a late day flight and was looking to hike in the Catskills after a hectic work week. She told me that she was stuck in a 4 hr. traffic jam coming up from J.F.K. also.Once back in the peaceful...
  16. hermit

    Friday and Balsam Cap 5-3-14

    I decided to take a quick hike up Friday and Balsam Cap today . Maddy had to work,but my friend Linda was up for going. She had climbed both mountains 2 x and no views were to had. One day it was foggy and one day we climbed them in a snow storm.Today was a good day ,we jumped a few bears on the...
  17. hermit

    What to Expect 1st week of April in Catskills

    We will be climbing Double Top and Westkill soon , I will write a quick t.r. on VFTT and the adk site. maybe that will help.
  18. hermit

    What to Expect 1st week of April in Catskills

    total in some spots
  19. hermit

    What to Expect 1st week of April in Catskills

    We encountered up to 3 feet of snow in higher elevations last weekend.
  20. hermit

    Great piece on Ticeteneyck Mtn. (Catskills) in current Adirondac magazine issue

    I would be up for it.
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