Mt. Marcy connects old friends and new challenges
Mt. Marcy reunited a group of high school friends around the challenge of climbing New York's highest peak.
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Super Marcy challenge tests campers’ physical, mental strength
By Tim Rowland
Adirondack summer camp's 75-mile hike spans generations, is time-honored rite of passage
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Rangers conduct difficult overnight Marcy rescue
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North Elba/KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On May 8 at 10:48 a.m., Franklin County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting an injured hiker on the summit of Mt. Marcy. The hiker, a 52-year-old woman from Bailey, CO, had slipped on the ice and suffered a hip…
Rangers rescue Marcy hiker
By Mike Lynch
A lost hiker was found by a forest ranger early Friday morning after getting wet and disoriented on the trail to Mount Marcy.
Injured hiker on Marcy gets separated from group
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Mar. 13 at 6:41 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a 27-year-old subject from Rochester suffering from a sore knee while hiking to Mount Marcy in the High Peaks Wilderness. The hiker did not have a headlamp or flashlight and…
Skiing Mount Marcy’s summit in a whiteout
By Phil Brown
I try to ski Mount Marcy every year around my birthday (March 30), and so I did the trip Thursday with Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio. It was the first time I skied the summit in a whiteout. The weather was mild and overcast when we started up the Van Hoevenberg Trail from…
Injured snowboarder rescued on Mount Marcy
By Phil Brown
A snowboarder was rescued by helicopter after injuring himself on Mount Marcy. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says the man punctured his mouth on a stick, presumably in a fall. It is one of four incidents described in DEC’s latest Ranger Report, which follows. Town of Brasher St. Lawrence County Rescue: On Jan. 8…
Snowy Peaks in the Lake Placid Region
By Mike Lynch
Snowy peaks in the Lake Placid region were on full display Sunday, January 7, a day when temperatures final went above zero degrees Fahrenheit after a frigid weekend. (Click on the above photos to see the full images.) See more mountain photos Snow covered St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower
Spring Skiing On Mount Marcy
By Phil Brown
The equinox occurred on March 20. The baseball season opened on April 2. Nevertheless, spring has not arrived on the top of Mount Marcy. I skied Marcy this past Monday and found good conditions from Adirondak Loj all the way to the summit (see videos below). With this week’s rain and warm weather, conditions won’t…