Giant Mountain Climber's Log

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tigerlilly

tigerlilly - Aug 30, 2007 11:33 am

Annual Favorite  Sucess!

Every summer for the past 5 years we go up to cool off. The kids love playing in the waterfall on a hot day.

davebobk47

davebobk47 - Aug 20, 2007 3:25 pm

Great Times  Sucess!

Nice hike with my Philmont crew.

Bark Eater

Bark Eater - Aug 18, 2007 5:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 1977

Great Views  Sucess!

Nice views from the top!

CookieMonster

CookieMonster - Jul 24, 2007 11:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 1996

Ridge Trail  Sucess!

Took the Ridge Trail to the summit. Loved this trail's open and rocky sections. Continued on to Rocky Mountain Ridge. The 800ft of vertical returning straight up Giant was a #!%@#!

birdny

birdny - Jun 22, 2007 9:34 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 1993

Giant hike  Sucess!

I've done this one twice now. First was with my old band Axesceptor. Al and Rodney joined me. Had a nice hike with good views.

jpvt

jpvt - Jun 17, 2007 3:34 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2007

Via Roaring Brook Trail  Sucess!

excellent day hike, great view of the ADK peaks. Took Roaring Brook to the summit, and the Ridge Trail > crossover > Roaring Brook on the way down.

zofon - Apr 12, 2007 6:04 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2002

Snowy Ascent  Sucess!

Climbed this mountain for the first time on May 17th, 2002 in the last snow of the season. There was 3" of snow near the top. It was snowing quite hard while I was up top. When its not snowing, its a very nice hike in both winter and summer. It can get crowded in the summer (I saw 70 people on the summit on an August day).

TiogaBradford

TiogaBradford - Mar 19, 2007 12:26 am Date Climbed: Mar 11, 2007

From Chapel Pond  Sucess!

Climbed Giant via the Ridge Trail from Chapel Pond with my brother. We had good weather, and the views were obscured at times by clouds, but they broke once we got on top. A very nice time!

The edge

The edge - Mar 14, 2007 4:53 pm Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2005

ADK #14  Sucess!

just ten days back from Big Mac!!;
With my new friend Monika;!!

mancopa

mancopa - Feb 20, 2007 1:14 am Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2004

Don't drink and Climb  Sucess!

Solo hike up Giant. Had a bit too much to drink the night before, so this was a slow, soberingly cold day. Also tagged Rocky Peak Ridge.

Enapai

Enapai - Jan 20, 2007 2:40 pm Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2007

From Chapel Pond TH  Sucess!

Nice Ascent. First time in the winter, had prevously summited during the summer. Light snow made for no views at the summit.

anthonym98

anthonym98 - Nov 7, 2006 8:24 pm Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2006

eagle slide?  Sucess!

i believe that i was on the eagle slide. i followed all the info i had the best i could. it was very wet and difficult to get up, did it solo and it was very rewarding. picture perfect day in the dax.

Jerry L

Jerry L - Nov 4, 2006 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Nov 2, 2006

Nice  Sucess!

I think this was my favorite hike of the (9) 4,000 ers that I did. I enjoyed the scrambling up the rock faces and my feet stayed dry the entire time.

lalpinist

lalpinist - Oct 16, 2006 3:54 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2006

Beautiful day for a hike  Sucess!

Cold, sunny-ish day. Icy conditions on the exposed rock of Giant. 46r #3532. Amydoll's 6th high peak.

TLP

TLP - Oct 10, 2006 9:00 pm Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2006

Took the Zander Scott  Sucess!

Saved this one for the fall so I could hopefully see some nice fall colors. Good God did that strategy work out! Amazing sights from this mountain showing the Adirondacks in their fall best. Outstanding clear day. Got an early start and beat the crowds going up while I was going down. Really was just an outstanding day.

rasgoat

rasgoat - Aug 6, 2006 11:11 pm

good hike  Sucess!

great day hike. steady climb right off rt 73 all the way to the top! next time i'll be on the slides!

royswkr - Jul 22, 2006 3:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2003

From the W, took 8.5 hours!  Sucess!

Drizzly humid day, feeling sluggish, spent a lot of time scuffing water bars. One passing hiker seemed to think that was a crazy idea, but higher up I saw some recently scuffed!

The Ogre

The Ogre - Jul 16, 2006 5:01 pm

Giant via Ridge Trail  Sucess!

Giant via Ridge Trail in winter... bring crampons (and snowshoes of course). In several places water flows right down the trail, and forms thick water ice...like "climbing" a gently sloping waterfall. The trees are thick, so going around these ice sections is not much of an option, either. The upside: This is a short hike, I soloed Giant and Rocky Peak Ridge together in 6 hours round trip (trails already broken out).

doctorpeakbagger

doctorpeakbagger - May 21, 2006 9:35 pm Date Climbed: May 20, 2006

Tough Monkey  Sucess!

Weather was a mess, trails are brooks, and the hike is steep. Nonetheless, a great day in the ADK.

gambit

gambit - Mar 20, 2006 11:16 pm Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2006

Giant solo  Sucess!

My very first solo climb. My trusty Atlas 10-30's were great, but crampons were definitely needed for almost the whole climb. Lots and lots of ice. Incredible views of Noonmark and Round Mtn, as well as Rocky Peak Ridge.
I took a stab at Rocky Peak after doing Giant, but an icewall about 1/3 down Giant prevented further progress. Very arduous climb through the snow back to the junction.

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