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| JimWallace | Cloudy ascent with rain  Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009 | |
| Did the trio.Algonquin,iroqouis and Wright.It was raining all weekend so that put a stop to ant breathtaking veiws.The mountain does still remain magnificent though...Jim wallace | |
| Posted Dec 19, 2009 10:44 pm | ||
| PaulRomano | Great climb Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007 | |
| Ascended via the yellow trail from Lake Colden. Beautiful, warm, sunny summer day. Can't ask for much more! | |
| Posted Nov 21, 2009 9:47 pm | ||
| ScAtTeRbOnE | Frozen Wonderland Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2007 | |
| Snowshoed up from the ADK Loj. Weather on the summit was bitter but clear. Great views of Colden and Marcy. | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2009 10:36 pm | ||
| SLinehan88 | Mud Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2009 | |
| The trail had turned into a stream in places. I almost could have swum to the top. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2009 7:54 pm | ||
| Bkoziol3 | alot of clouds Date Climbed: May 24, 2009 | |
| a weak cold front brought with it some clouds that clung at about 4500 feet and up. it decided to clear about 2PM.. an hour after i had started descending towards Avalanche Lake.. no views was a disappointment. a lot of scrambles on the way up and even more ppl up top when i arrived... | |
| Posted May 25, 2009 10:24 am | ||
| capanache | spring is coming Date Climbed: May 2, 2009 | |
| peak was great as expected, on the descent we criss-crossed a roaring snow melt stream multiple times, the highlight for me. | |
| Posted May 5, 2009 7:30 pm | ||
| MtnLdr | Great Overnight! Date Climbed: Feb 21, 2009 | |
| I'm pretty sure I was successfull. It was nearly whited-out, with a pretty hefty wind. Great time though, broke trail for about two miles, had the mountain all to myself. | |
| Posted Mar 4, 2009 9:12 am | ||
| MorganF | First Mountaineering Expedition Ever! Date Climbed: Dec 12, 2008 | |
| It was a beautiful and COLD Lake Placid morning. I had just bought tons of ice climbing and mountaineering gear without ever having set foot on a snowy mountain or climbed an ice cube (i'm from the south). The day was about 10 degrees and sunny. The climb was flawless and easy. 40 mph winds above tree line brought the temp down to about -20 wind chill (the coldest i'd ever felt) but we summited in light westcomb jackets and a few baselayers. I wasn't even cold (probably adrenaline) even though a guy with an exposed face had gotten minor frostbite on his nose (get a clava dude!). It was a perfectly clear day and we could see for miles and miles. We forgot the camera, go figure, but it wouldn't have worked anyway. Too cold. Great experience and a perfect first climb. | |
| Posted Jan 22, 2009 8:08 am | ||
| friday | First High Peak in the Adirondacks Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2009 | |
| First High Peak, and first peak in the Adirondacks! Not much snow until the turnoff to Wright's Peak. Very steep hike after that. Crampons needed after the tree line. It was windy, snowing, visibility limited to a few dozen yards, and possibly the coldest temperature I've ever been exposed to outside. But, I had a blast! Can't wait to get back to do a few more peaks in the area. | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2009 8:22 pm | ||
| Narendra | nice day Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2007 | |
| Classic hike if you combine with Wright and Iriquois | |
| Posted Dec 21, 2008 10:22 am | ||
| irennie | Fall Showers Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2007 | |
| Nice workout. Pretty dense fog the entire time so no views but still a nice hike. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2008 1:33 pm | ||
| Sam Page | No visibility Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2008 | |
| Totally socked-in. A good workout, though! | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2008 7:32 am | ||
| Tahawus | Algonquin Peak Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006 | |
| Climbed with Wright and Iroquois via the McIntyre Range Trail from the Adirondack Loj. A beautiful mountain indeed. Many expansive lawns of Deer's Hair Sedge and Bigelow's Sedge on Algonquin's grassy summit dome. The only drawback proved to be the crowds of people at the top. Found more solitude over on Iroquois. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2008 5:57 pm | ||
| CaLculAted Risk | Soaking Rain Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008 | |
| Climbed Algonquin from the Loj in a full day rainstorm. The trail from Wright's junction looked like a river with waterfalls. Each step and hand placement had to be carefully thought out lest we be knocked back down the trail. Summit was cold with sideways frozen rain and no views (in a cloud). We had to shout to communicate with eachother and of course, the camera failed. It was a great challenge and a great experience. I hope to summit again someday in better weather. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2008 6:33 pm | ||
| goat14er | Intro to the East Date Climbed: May 25, 2008 | |
| Quite an adventure for my first peak east of the Mississippi. Great views and steep trail made it feel no different than out West. Strong winds and rain on top added to the excitement. | |
| Posted May 29, 2008 4:10 pm | ||
| Spindle | Crazy weather Date Climbed: May 23, 2008 | |
| Weather alternated between sun and rain until we reached the treeline, then it was all wind and blowing mist. Completely socked in. The trail was still snow/ice covered above 3500' and very slippery. | |
| Posted May 26, 2008 7:50 pm | ||
| StumblingBear | As Good As It Gets! Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1997 | |
| Was a great day for a hike/climb, about as perfect a day as could be asked for. We did the climb in one day from the ADK Loj, was enough for me! First trip in the Adirondacks. | |
| Posted May 19, 2008 9:28 am | ||
| JonW | First Time in Daks Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2002 | |
| We did this as part of a 3 day loop in the Daks after doing Marcy. I found the descent on the otherside pretty steep and it took a lot out of the legs...but maybe I was really out of shape back then. | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2008 9:07 am | ||
| Steger | Canadian Thanksgiving Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007 | |
| With terrible pronunciation, we Bostonians greeted each French Canadian we passed with, "Joyeux action de grace!" We were rained on for most of the four days of this backpacking trip. | |
| Posted Mar 27, 2008 6:05 pm | ||
| Koba | Awesome trek Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007 | |
| Algonquin and Wright were my first High Peaks. Full overcast, decent snowfall and icy conditions above 3000' and just awesome. Definitely recommend stabilizers or crampons at this time of the year as I managed to bite it repeatedly above the treeline. | |
| Posted Dec 19, 2007 3:05 pm | ||
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