You overnight in Panther Gorge, 11 miles from the nearest trailhead. Awakening to an overcast morning with the barometer dropping, you take a chance. Climbing through the cliff band you climb into the mist; visibility disappears. It feels more like climbing in 'Middle Earth' than the Adirondacks...

More text and photos at: www.mackenziefamily.com/46/46r.html

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…

What a stellar climb up a double fall line. This little gem was created in 2011 by Tropical Storm Irene. It's not a beginner's slide, nor is it technical. For the full trip report and pictures see the "Slides and Bushwhacks" page at http://www.mackenziefamily.com/46/46r.html

Took a friend and his girlfriend up this remote backcountry slide on Nippletop Mountain. It's a straightforward climb, but can make for a long day none-the-less. For the full trip report and pictures see the "Slides and Bushwhacks" page at http://www.mackenziefamily.com/46/46r.html

This was leg 2 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

Mid-way up an unnamed slide in Giant Mountain's east cirque, I spotted this small garter snake sunning. It was less than thrilled to see me, however.

12 hours of full-on winter climbing. What an exciting day! This was actually a dual slide traverse of Gothics; up the Rainbow Slide and down True North Slide on the other side. The link below describes it all with the bonus of placing a group of hikers (members of a forum) on each of the High Peaks on February 23rd, 2013...the second successful year. Red line is for inset reference ONLY; conditions change daily.

Full details at: http://forums.adkhighpeaks.com/showthread.php?t=20716

This was part of a 4 slide route on Dix Mountain on a perfect summer day. This slide was created in 2011 by Tropical Storm Irene and is more of a rock climb than typical slide climb.

More details at: http://forums.adkhighpeaks.com/showthread.php?t=18747

Look for this encounter featured in the January/February issue of Adirondac Magazine!

This was the perfect Adirondack winter climb...cold temps, cobolt blue sky, a trusty partner and a picturesque mountain. Route was about 12 miles with roughly 4,150 feet of elevation gain. The red line is for photo inset reference ONLY, not as a defined route; conditions change by day.

Full details at: http://forums.adkhighpeaks.com/showthread.php?t=20607