Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes
The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks
Published on 4. March 2025
224 pages
978-1-4930-8607-8 (ISBN)
Description
There are 46 designated "High Peaks" - peaks that reach above 4,000 feet - of the Adirondack Mountains. 46 High Peaks in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the Adirondack High Peaks takes readers through each of these towering giants mountain by mountain in a curated groupings allowing hikers to reach multiple peaks in single hikes. Equal parts information, entertainment, and storytelling, 46 High Peaks in 18 Hikes offers readers everything they need to know to climb each of these peaks safely and successfully. Included in this comprehensive guidebook are:
- A Complete 46 High Peak Route broken down into 18 day-long hikes
- A breakdown of which mountains pair best and from which trailheads to access them
- Custom GPS maps and photos of the trails
- Detailed descriptions of every hike
- Helpful High Peaks tips and tricks
- Chapters on safety, camping, winter hiking, hiking etiquette, Leave No Trace principles and more….
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05/2025
Globe Pequot Press
€22.00
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Person
James Appleton, a licensed outdoors guide, grew up and lives in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains in Lake Placid, NY. He is the host, producer, editor, and writer of The 46 of 46 Podcast, the premier outdoors podcast that brings the mountains, trails, lakes, and stories of the Adirondack Park to listeners nationally and internationally, and the author of Adirondack Campfire Stories.
Content
- Intro
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- ABOUT THIS BOOK
- THE ADIRONDACK EFFECT
- HIGH PEAKS HISTORY
- HIKING PREPARATION
- 46 HIGH PEAKSIN 18 HIKES
- 1 Cascade and Porter Mountains
- 2 Phelps and Tabletop Mountains
- 3 Whiteface and Esther Mountains
- 4 Street and Nye Mountains
- 5 Giant Mountain and Rocky Peak Ridge
- 6 Dial and Nippletop Mountains
- 7 Colvin and Blake Mountains
- 8 MacIntyre Range (Algonquin Peak,Iroquois Peak, Wright Peak)
- 9 Lower Great Range (Sawteeth, Gothics,Armstrong Mountain, Upper WolfjawMountain, Lower Wolfjaw Mountain)
- 10 Dix Range (Dix Mountain, Hough Peak,South Dix, Grace Peak, Macomb Mountain)
- 11 Mt. Marcy, Mt. Skylight, and Gray Peak
- 12 Cliff Mountain and Mt. Redfield
- 13 Mt. Colden and Mt. Marshall
- 14 Upper Great Range (Mt. Haystack,Basin Mountain, Saddleback Mountain)
- 15 Santanoni Range (Santanoni Peak,Couchsachraga Peak, Panther Peak)
- 16 Allen Mountain
- 17 Seward Range (Seward Mountain,Donaldson Mountain, Emmons Mountain,Seymour Mountain)
- 18 Big Slide Mountain
- A TRANSFORMATIVE ADVENTURE
- WEATHERING THE ADIRONDACK WEATHER
- PHYSICAL PREPARATION FOR THE MOUNTAINS
- SEARCH AND RESCUES
- LET'S TALK CAMPING!
- ADIRONDACK 46'ER TESTIMONIALS
- TIME TO HIT THE TRAILS
- GO ENJOY THE MOUNTAINS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
