The “Trap Dike” is a lovely little route up Mount Colden, in the Adirondacks, that ranges in quality from dry, blocky scramble to raging waterfall. This is the story of how four intrepid adventurers from the Free Outing Club of Cornell/Ithaca ascended the dike in “slightly runny” conditions. All photos are courtesy of my coadventurer [...]
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Climbing the Trap Dike
October 14th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: backpacking · bit the dust · climbing · FOC · strange places and foreign planets · vacation
Wyoming Part 2: Arrival at Grand Teton
October 9th, 2008 1 Comment
August 6, 2008 Around 7 AM Gros Ventre Camp August 5: Morning at Brooks Lake is gorgeous! We filled up our H20 at the lake, and I shot the panorama shown in the previous post. After some trouble with the stove, we had Quinoa cereal that Adrienne made for breakfast. The last time I had [...]
Tags: backpacking · hiking · looking for america · vacation