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Cliff Mountain Climber's Log

technicolorNH - Aug 20, 2020 9:31 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2020

second of two for the day

Easily the peak I have enjoyed the most in the Adirondacks so far. Involves actual climbing. Ten hour and forty minute day when including Redfield from the Upper Works TH.

JRaphaelson - Jun 16, 2020 10:10 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2020

Cliff, Redfield, Marshall

Huge day trip with three tough peaks. The Dacks never cease to amaze me.

tigerlilly - Feb 18, 2020 6:45 am Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2020

Gorgeous Winter Day

We came in, slept at the lean-to, hiked up Redfield and Cliff the next day, came back and crashed at the lean-to again for another night out and hiked out very early the next morning (4am gah) to catch a flight home. Lovely little summit, tons of fun going up the little icy bits. A group of 6 went up just before us and then down an alternate route which I am told takes out 2 miles. We thought of following them but stuck to the longer tried and true path. #40!!! Almost there.

CRiedel2 - Sep 5, 2016 11:44 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2016

Redfield/Cliff L:oop

Came up from the Loj via Lake Arnold trail on a perfect day. Sumited Mt Redfield and Cliff Mt and returned via Avalanche Pass. Awesome loop hike, about 20 miles, 11 1/2 hours. Cliff Mt was a huge mud bog to start, but the cliffs were fun and got some cool pictures. I didn't know there was a false summit and the trail seemed more like 1 mile than the .5 mile trail I was expecting. Great time though, not bad after the mud.

Bark Eater - May 25, 2015 3:47 pm Date Climbed: May 24, 2015

Great day in the high peaks

#44/46 with RD Jim. Successful climb after Redfield. Incredible weather, clear skies, cool breezes, and NO BUGS. Amazing for May! 12.5 hours RT from Upper Works, including Redfield.

Sjboatwright - Jul 13, 2014 7:27 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2014

Vertical Swamp

This was the muddiest, swampiest trail I've ever been on in the ADK's.

Onager - Sep 15, 2013 3:40 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2013

Cliff Mountain

Summited Cliff Mountain during a 3 day backpacking trip. We came in late in the day from the Upper Works Trailhead and stayed Friday night at one of the Calamity Lean-Tos. In them morning we followed the trail from Lake Colden to Uphill Lean-to and climbed Redfield first, and Cliff second. Stayed the night again and came back the way we started on Sunday Morning. While officially trailess, I would find it difficult to get lost since the herd paths are well defined for both mountains.

yadahzoemtn - Sep 1, 2013 10:11 pm Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2008

Winter temps

Wanted to get Redfield as well but it wasn't in the cards that day. Successfully summited Cliff with Dan.

ScAtTeRbOnE - Jun 4, 2012 5:56 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2012

Muddy/Cliffy/Loggy

I love being in the woods, but I really have no desire to return here. There was a mud bog down low, steep cliffs on the way up and dead trees and blowdown all over the ridge. All in all a tough short hike up/down. Nice views from cliffs on the way down though.

Bkoziol3 - Jun 4, 2012 5:04 pm Date Climbed: May 26, 2012

Messy climb

Muddy climb from Lake Colden. Herd Path was in rough shape. #31

jpbourque - Oct 13, 2011 1:02 pm Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2011

Gray, Redfield and Cliff from Lake Colden

Canadian thanksgiving weekend. Summer weather throughout. We left Montreal at 3 pm and started hiking at 7 pm in the dark from South Meadows. We camped at avalanche lake tent site. Next morning we dropped our stuff at Lake Colden and hiked Gray from Lake Tear. First unmaintained trail to summit.The day after, we hiked Redfield from Uphill lean-to and met a lady 46er and her son. Desccended to the fork with the trail to Cliff Mt. An a propos name for that mountain. On the 10th we hiked back to the car and stopped at the Mountaineers in Keene.

JimWallace - Jan 10, 2010 10:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2009

Cliff

This was a good day for me except for the fact that I blew out my knee trying to ascend Redfield as well.Still in all,Cliff to me was better than I had anticipated

EastcoastMike - Aug 4, 2009 8:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2009

From Marcy

Dayhike with Marcy and TableTop.

Tahawus - Aug 11, 2008 9:46 pm Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2006

Cliff Mountain

Climbed with Redfield via Uphill Brook Trail from Tahawus. The herd path from the Uphill Brook Lean-to was murder. The path is covered with blowdown for almost the whole way. I imagine in winter you might be able to get above the blowdown but not in October! Even the sign at the top was busted. Not much in the way of views either. Oh well.

Enapai - Jul 11, 2008 4:30 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008

From ADK with Redfield

Went out for a long day from ADK Log through Arnold Pass on the way to the peaks and back through Avalanche Pass on the way out. Beautiful weather. Views from Cliff aren't half bad. The herds path is easy to find and the new re-route around the swampiness at the beginning of the Twin Brook Trail is nice.

starship_jen - Feb 11, 2008 8:43 am Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2008

From Upper Works

Hit Cliff after Redfield. Fortunately, Cliff had been broken so we had a decent path up the mountain. Steep sections! Exhausting day hike to do both Redfield and Cliff with the amount of fresh snow on the trail but we did it. #25/46! : )