@oldmt46r2549 realistically, the adirondacks are always going to be a place where summer hikers and novice outdoorsmen go test the waters. its a playground, and quite forgiving compared to many of the other ranges out there. Those first few precious trips where you wear 100% cotton, dont have an axe or any decent gear are necessary, and make every subsequent trip easier and safer. i had several epics like this, and i thank god i had them in the adk rather than the alps or alaska
@allanfarr - I mean no offense but they don't appear to be doing anything extraordinarily dangerous in this video. If you haven't jumped off a 1.5 meter tall frozen waterfall before, you should. It's fun. They're just a young party having a great time. They seemed to have taken precautions and were cooperative with one another.
Crampons might have been helpful on the descent. Also, more goofing around on the summit, i.e. jumping up on rocks. One slip, one broken leg and you are in a life-threatening situation. Be respectful of the people who will then have to rescue you; don't do it anymore, please.
@plsniper Ice axes and crampons are unnecessary on any of the marked trails in the Adirondack High Peaks. Trekking poles would've been a good addition. Our snowshoes all had good built-in crampon-type teeth for the ice up on top of Algonquin, so we had good traction there. Since that trip we have always additionally carried either Stabilicers are Kahtoola micro-spikes, which are much more functional in the Adirondacks than crampons on the flat ice of the trail.
Thanks for posting this video. I was just there in late October, and I remember many of the spots you showed in your video.
It looks like you had a very windy and cold summit. Around the 7:28 mark in your vid, I love sliding down that steep face just down from the treeline.
Glad you had fun, and look forward to more videos from you.
Yeah that spot was a bunch of fun--part of what makes Winter Peaks a blast.
I just gave the guy in the orange jacket a roll-up butt sled as a Christmas gift to try out on our next Winter climb.
Was there snow on top of Algonquin for your hike in October? I think there was a stretch when there might've been. I hiked the MacIntyres including Algonquin on Oct. 23rd 2009 and there wasn't snow then.
PS--how did you get the 7:28 timecode to link to that point in the video?
People like you are the type of people who we have to go out and rescue.
oldmt46r2549 2 months ago
@oldmt46r2549 I'm listening. What's the rationale?
sethburgess 1 month ago
@oldmt46r2549 yeah this was my first and last climb to, I realized my inability to conquer such a challenging act...
chapinadam 1 month ago
@oldmt46r2549 realistically, the adirondacks are always going to be a place where summer hikers and novice outdoorsmen go test the waters. its a playground, and quite forgiving compared to many of the other ranges out there. Those first few precious trips where you wear 100% cotton, dont have an axe or any decent gear are necessary, and make every subsequent trip easier and safer. i had several epics like this, and i thank god i had them in the adk rather than the alps or alaska
leeks3 3 weeks ago
@allanfarr - I mean no offense but they don't appear to be doing anything extraordinarily dangerous in this video. If you haven't jumped off a 1.5 meter tall frozen waterfall before, you should. It's fun. They're just a young party having a great time. They seemed to have taken precautions and were cooperative with one another.
Thumbs up for the video!
jovenguardian 1 year ago 2
Crampons might have been helpful on the descent. Also, more goofing around on the summit, i.e. jumping up on rocks. One slip, one broken leg and you are in a life-threatening situation. Be respectful of the people who will then have to rescue you; don't do it anymore, please.
allanfarr 1 year ago
Don't goof around in the wilderness, i.e. jump off frozen waterfalls. So poor person will then have to rescue you. Really stupid move.
allanfarr 1 year ago
No crampons, no ice axes, no trekking poles and lots of luck. You guys did some risky stuff there...
plsniper 1 year ago
@plsniper Ice axes and crampons are unnecessary on any of the marked trails in the Adirondack High Peaks. Trekking poles would've been a good addition. Our snowshoes all had good built-in crampon-type teeth for the ice up on top of Algonquin, so we had good traction there. Since that trip we have always additionally carried either Stabilicers are Kahtoola micro-spikes, which are much more functional in the Adirondacks than crampons on the flat ice of the trail.
sethburgess 1 year ago
great video! looks like you guys had a lot of fun... hoping to make the same trip this winter myself
CallToArms37 1 year ago
@CallToArms37 You'll love it! I climbed Algonquin in October 2009 also--definitely a neat hike any time of year.
sethburgess 1 year ago
How long did it take to get to the top?
griff326 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this video. I was just there in late October, and I remember many of the spots you showed in your video.
It looks like you had a very windy and cold summit. Around the 7:28 mark in your vid, I love sliding down that steep face just down from the treeline.
Glad you had fun, and look forward to more videos from you.
Friday1970 2 years ago
Yeah that spot was a bunch of fun--part of what makes Winter Peaks a blast.
I just gave the guy in the orange jacket a roll-up butt sled as a Christmas gift to try out on our next Winter climb.
Was there snow on top of Algonquin for your hike in October? I think there was a stretch when there might've been. I hiked the MacIntyres including Algonquin on Oct. 23rd 2009 and there wasn't snow then.
PS--how did you get the 7:28 timecode to link to that point in the video?
sethburgess 2 years ago
Guess it does that hyperlinked timecode thing automatically--cool stuff.
sethburgess 2 years ago