Mileage/Elevation Gain: Approximately 12 miles/4,200 feet
Route: South Meadows –Marcy Dam-Avalanche Lake-Trap Dike to the 2011 “Trap Dike Slide”-Summit-Lake Arnold-South Meadows.
Climbers: Samuel Hecklau, Jace Mullen, William Hearty, Eric McIntyre, Caitlin Kelly, Margaret Chandler, Sophie Janeway, Alexander Ball, Kevin MacKenzie.

Rapidly blowing clouds created a dramatic scene from the summit of Whiteface Saturday. The mountain was socked in for most of the climb, with little to no visibility. Near the summit the skies began to clear, and swirling clouds changed the scenery every second. The backdrop was worthy of a much better camera, but unfortunately I had only my phone with me. Note the Whiteface slide in the third photo.

Panther Gorge holds a place in my heart like no other in the Adirondacks. The remote wilderness, deep forested valley and magnificent rock on all sides tickle my imagination and curiosity every time I bushwhack it. Pillars of stone in front of towering fractured walls…nature’s masterpieces guard the northern entrance; the south is gentler along Marcy Brook though it’s a test to enter or exit from any direction.

The sunrise from above the clouds on Algonquin was breathtaking. If you haven't been on a sunrise hike, put it on your bucket list!

View from the top of Azure Mt., featuring the Adirondacks and the early signs of fall.

Intro/Thoughts
I topped Santanoni’s East (Twin) Slide on Monday, August 5th. While scanning to the east something seemed amiss in the panorama. Two white scars, partially hidden behind one of Dix’ western ridges, painted what looked like the side of the southern ridge (between the Beckhorn and Hough). I pushed it to the back of my mind at first. The next day, I grew curious and scanned a few photos from trip reports on the forum. Comparing June and July photos from Hough confirmed that Dix had a new slide added to its already extensive collection. Time to explore!

This was leg 1 of a day-climb up Gothics Rainbow Slide (East Face), South Face (Original Route 5.4) and North Face (Finger Slide 5.1). Full pictures and story are located at this address:

http://forums.adkhighpeaks.com/showthread.php?t=21847 or at www.mackenziefamily.com/46/46r.html on the Slides and Bushwhacks page.

The neve was good to solo the Original Route on Gothics. There was some open rock and ice surrounding the crack, but pristine conditions on route. The red line is for photo inset reference ONLY, not as a defined route; conditions change by day.

More photos and pictures at: www.mackenziefamily.com/46/46r.html on the Slides and Bushwhacking page.

A winter climb up Mt. Colden's West Ramp Slide, the southern-most slide in Avalanche Pass. Nothing like a winter bushwhack of one of my favourite mountains.

Text and pictures at: http://www.adkhighpeaks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16773

Climb of the Bottle Slide (and technical Bottleneck route) in 2013 with Phil Brown, editor of Adirondack Explorer news-magazine.

More at Adirondack Almanac: http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2013/06/hitting-the-bottle-on-giant-m…