Another easy winter hike in snowshoe. No difficulties. You can ski down from the summit, which I really recommand. Roundtrip from Adk Lodge is about 3h in winter.
Route Climbed: spur trail from Algonquin Date Climbed: 8/1/02
A fun little diversion from the Alconquin Hike. Some rain in the area but it was fun exploring the summint and my son (11 y/o) loved the Airplane wreakage plague and debris.
Similar view as Algonquin, but from a lower vantage.
Route Climbed: Loj to Van Hovenberg to Algonquin Trail Date Climbed: 11/08/2002
Arrgh! About 20 feet shy of the summit, beacuse the winds aloft were gusting to AT LEAST 50mph. we could barely stand up, and actually crawled up to a protective ledge and huddled next to a boulder to get some wind relief, that with the actuall summit just above us. Chancing the summit would've not been wise due to the very high wind gusts. A party just ahead of ours encountered the same conditions. Otherwise, a beautiful day, great sights and a challenging climb. See my pics!
BhawaniKaul - Aug 7, 2003 9:22 am
Date Climbed: August 3rd 2003It sure is fun to be in Adirondacks. The panorama from the peak was breath taking. Wish I could stay there for longer.
e_wire - Jun 10, 2003 12:03 pm
Date Climbed: February 2002Another easy winter hike in snowshoe. No difficulties. You can ski down from the summit, which I really recommand. Roundtrip from Adk Lodge is about 3h in winter.
William Marler - Dec 20, 2002 2:01 pm
Route Climbed: Loj to Van Hovenberg to Algonquin Trail Date Climbed: December 19, 2002Excellent weather for December. Very windy but surprisingly mild.
mavs0 - Dec 4, 2002 5:59 pm
Route Climbed: spur trail from Algonquin Date Climbed: 8/1/02A fun little diversion from the Alconquin Hike. Some rain in the area but it was fun exploring the summint and my son (11 y/o) loved the Airplane wreakage plague and debris.
Similar view as Algonquin, but from a lower vantage.
scottybb - Nov 9, 2002 10:27 am
Route Climbed: Loj to Van Hovenberg to Algonquin Trail Date Climbed: 11/08/2002Arrgh! About 20 feet shy of the summit, beacuse the winds aloft were gusting to AT LEAST 50mph. we could barely stand up, and actually crawled up to a protective ledge and huddled next to a boulder to get some wind relief, that with the actuall summit just above us. Chancing the summit would've not been wise due to the very high wind gusts. A party just ahead of ours encountered the same conditions. Otherwise, a beautiful day, great sights and a challenging climb. See my pics!
mt10climber - Sep 27, 2002 1:45 pm
Route Climbed: From Marcy Dam,Algonquin trail. Date Climbed: March 30,2002Still had 3 feet of snow on the trail. Did with snowshoes. Warm 45 degrees, clear skies,great views.