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Posts Tagged ‘Adirondack Climbers Coalition’
Climbers’ Coalition Pushes Back On High Peaks Parking Restrictions
Recreational use in the Adirondack Forest Preserve has been increasing at a noticeable rate for the last several years. Most notably, hiker traffic has exploded in the High Peaks Wilderness and gone beyond the current carrying capacity of many trails and parking areas.
This explosion in hiker traffic has gained the attention of land managers and lawmakers, who this past summer proposed new trails and alternate parking solutions in the amendments for the High Peaks Wilderness Unit Management Plan (HPWUMP). The Adirondack Climbers’ Coalition (ACC) is very concerned about the potential impact of some of these proposed parking changes. » Continue Reading.
Adirondack Rock Climbing Rendezvous Sept 28-30
High Peaks Cyclery of Lake Placid is sponsoring the second annual Adirondack Rock Climbing Rendezvous the weekend of September 28-30. The agenda includes climbing clinics, tours of local cliffs, slide shows, and music.
Colin Loher, a climbing guide and one of the organizers, said the goals of the three-day rendezvous are to promote safe climbing and to celebrate the region’s natural resources – “the vast constellation of cliffs, walls, and precipices that bejewel the Adirondack Park.”
Not to mention have some fun. » Continue Reading.
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Latest News Headlines
- Singletrack Surging in the Southern ADKs
- The Housing Revolution Is Coming, in the form of ADUs
- Dairy worker housing goes uninspected. The result is horrific conditions on some farms
- Keene celebrates new bike trails
- In Lake Placid, short-term rental owners feel 'vilified'
- You Can Take a Free Shuttle to New York's Adirondacks to See Fall Foliage
- Moose Pond: Boreas Ponds of the north
- Adirondack Cuisine Trails gain ground
- Trout tales: In search of native strains
- Once big landmarks, small theme parks no longer have a draw
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