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| mnatureson | No snowshoes  Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2013 | |
| There was hardly any snow on the drive up but it ran about 1-2 ft deep at the trailhead. The trail was well worn by hikers so snowshoes were not necessary. Crampons would have been nice since a few sections were compacted steep snow and pretty slippery. | |
| Posted Mar 11, 2013 12:48 am | ||
| bricewilson | Cold and Windy Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2013 | |
| Nice views from the top. | |
| Posted Feb 25, 2013 10:00 am | ||
| pookster1127 | Boy Scout Prep Hike | |
| Descended in the rain. Great trip. | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2013 8:03 pm | ||
| ken93 | no views Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2012 | |
| great climb but it was raining by the time we hit the summit | |
| Posted Dec 6, 2012 7:50 pm | ||
| technicolorNH | a good solid hike Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2012 | |
| Did this on the 2nd day of a Catskills hiking trip. Time to summit from Woodland Valley was three hours and forty minutes and time back was twenty minutes less than that. A very solid seven miles one way with some great scrambling up steep patches. The col between Cornell and Slide had some great campsites in an interesting high altitude forest. | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2012 12:37 am | ||
| Redwic | Horrible Weather! Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2012 | |
| This was my second stop during a big NE USA peakbagging trip. Several friends had mentioned this peak as a suggestion, mostly because it is one of the most isolated peaks in the USA, so from that standpoint it was good to visit. However, the horrible rain and wind made the hike most unpleasant, and there were no views. I was stunned by how unusually bad the weather was, but then foudn that later that night that a tornado (or set of tornadoes) had taken place near my earlier locations. Too close for comfort! | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2012 12:04 am | ||
| jjfromnj | Winter Wonderland Date Climbed: Mar 11, 2012 | |
| Went up for a winter ascent of the highest peak in the Catskills. Much of the trail had 6" of ice on it, making for an interesting ascent, and an even more interesting descent. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2012 9:39 pm | ||
| ape | where's the ice this year? Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2012 | |
| Out-and-back from the Slide trailhead. Microspikes were useful, but we saw some folks in bare boots. Where's the ice this year?!? | ||
| Posted Jun 21, 2012 4:00 pm | ||
| ape | Soldiered on due to scouts Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2011 | |
| Hiked Panther, Wittenberg, and Cornell, planning to camp between Cornell and Slide. But atop Cornell we met a large group of scouts aiming for the same campsite, so we decided to push it over Slide as well. Long day! | ||
| Posted Jun 21, 2012 3:58 pm | ||
| klotito | From Denning Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2012 | |
| Hiked up from the Denning trailhead after spending the night at the Bouton Memorial Lean-to. Cool but clear - a good first trip in the Catskills. | |
| Posted Apr 9, 2012 4:43 pm | ||
| michaelemeyers | slide mountain - winter wonderland Date Climbed: Feb 22, 2012 | |
| awesome hike up to the summit, i enjoyed every minute - what a beautiful day! never too cold, sun was out, great views... the first .5 miles on the trail, just after the parking area at the start/end of the hike was very icy and slippery - otherwise no problems on the trail which was well maintained and clearly marked - we went up Wittenberg Cornell and came back down via the Curtis-Ormsbee trail in about 4 hours, full write up here: http://www.michaelmeyers.com/content/slide-mountain-loop-hike-catskill-mountains-winter | |
| Posted Feb 28, 2012 12:24 am | ||
| mrbida | Ranger's Day Out Date Climbed: Jan 8, 2012 | |
| A nice hike with intermittent flurries. Little snow until about 3200' where the snow and ice became deeper. Took us 2:45 to go up and down via Burroughs. Would have made it in less time with micro-spikes. Currently, crampons are not necessary. There were several rangers on the trail today. It appears a group of three males camped at the summit, which is against park regulations. In addition, the group improperly disposed of food waste and had a fire above 3500'. The group had at least one firearm and the rangers ended up escorting them down with more rangers waiting at the trailhead. | |
| Posted Jan 8, 2012 7:40 pm | ||
| AnotherKevin | Up Curtis Ormsbee, down Burroughs Range Trail Date Climbed: Dec 28, 2011 | |
| Nothing, I know, to most SummitPosters, but my first of the 35 high peaks. Burroughs Range Trail on the west side is a nice gentle carriage road. Curtis Ormsbee has its steep moments, and today it was definitely not negotiable without some sort of traction aid; a couple of scrambles were iced over. My daughter went down to the spring on the east side and reported that coming back up was hairy (for her) - the ladders were fine, but some of the other scrambles were icier and slabbier than she felt safe with. Snowshoes definitely not needed, deepest snow was only boot-deep. Only a few glimpses of the views - visibility was obscured by snow and blowing snow. The Neversink was high enough to make the steppingstones awkward, and my daughter wound up with a bootful of water on the way out. I'm a very slow hiker on ice, start 0945 or so and finish about 1615. Passed by 3-4 other parties, including a group of about 20 Chinese tourists (who were surprisingly skilled and well-equipped.) Are there style points for making my start on the 35 be the highest one, in winter? | ||
| Posted Dec 28, 2011 10:43 pm | ||
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| mrbida | Re: Up Curtis Ormsbee, down Burroughs Range Trail | |
| Great job, Kevin! It doesn't matter how long it takes you, don't worry about being slow. The point is to enjoy yourself. If each of the 35 peaks brings you some enjoyment and you are safe, then what does style matter? | |
| Posted Jan 7, 2012 5:45 pm | ||
| MoapaPk | long ago 1971 | |
| With a group from high school. Went again a year later. | |
| Posted Jun 9, 2011 11:10 pm | ||
| kavak | From Slide Mountain TH Date Climbed: May 28, 2011 | |
| Climbed with two NYCers who had never hiked a mountain. This was a great way to see if it is worth the effort. Despite the black flies, wet rocks, hot and humid conditions, I thoroughly enjoyed the outing. However, I am not sure they will ever hike a mountain again. | |
| Posted Jun 2, 2011 6:24 pm | ||
| Iron Hiker | The roof of my home mountains Date Climbed: Oct 1, 1987 | |
| 4 times - 1987, 1991, 1997, and 2001. The last time was particularly memorable, going up the Fisherman's Path along the Neversink with 3 others and introducing them to the Catskills for the first time, haha! | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2011 8:57 pm | ||
| BConley | Nice hike Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2011 | |
| Took the approach from the west. Very nice hike. Trail well marked. Still a good amount of snow on the mountain. Glad I brought my crampons. | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2011 8:41 am | ||
| chrisbrown | day hike | |
| Excellent and long day hike with my brother. Late start as usual and we rode our XL600r's 3.5hrs back home afterward. Got home at sunrise. Great time! | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2011 2:44 pm | ||
| Blueorchid | Slide-Cornell-Wittenburg | |
| Great hike, and the spring on the backside by the ladders is very refreshing. Too many bugs at the summit to actually enjoy it though. Maybe another time is better. | |
| Posted Feb 8, 2011 12:36 pm | ||
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