Colden is cliffy. Algonquin is steep. Marcy is the biggest of big girls. Gothics is the gnarliest of gnarly boys. And...

honor fire towers and observers by lighting the towers’ cabs at 9 p.m. on September 1. (St. Regis and Stillwater fire...

I’m the kind of hiker who needs a reward for my efforts, typically a bald mountaintop or a fire tower with a grand vi...

I could feel the excitement grow as my dad and I stepped out of the car and we made our way down to the riverbank. Mu...

Here are four of the 140 destinations in Eastern Trails, the Adirondack Mountain Club guidebook I author. Over five e...

"The burgeoning interest in backpacking, camping, and climbing has greatly increased pressure on mountain-tops, trail...

I n some circles the term “peak-bagger” is disparaged, the belief being that checking summits off a list in record ti...