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New Shawangunk Campground Breaks Ground
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2013 New Paltz, N.Y. — Ground has broken in the Gunks! The American Alpine Club and Mohonk Preserve are proud to announce that construction is underway at the Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground. The long-anticipated and much-needed campground will be a major addition to the Shawangunk Mountains region’s […]
REEL ROCK 8 – Coming to Keene Valley (ADK) October 12th!
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LIVE Webcam at The Mountaineer, Keene Valley (ADK)
The Mountaineer’s webcam is awesome!
Great Winter forecast for the Northeast
“A large area of below-normal temperatures will predominate from roughly east of the Continental Divide to the Appalachians, north and east through New England.”
“Great Lakes, and Central and Northern New England to receive lots of snow.”
The Lost Mountain Project
This fall, two local female rock climbers, will lead a team of biologists onto an unexplored cliff face in Mozambique. Their mission: – To search for new species of insects and reptiles that will link this fragile and vital mountain to the evolution of East Africa’s wildlife – To build a conservation plan with the […]
The Building of “ARDU”
by Doug Millen The most advanced RC Helicopter I have built to date Building helicopters is fast becoming my main addiction (like I need another). It has been one of the hardest and most challenging things I have done in my life. Building and flying helicopters in the mountains is no easy task. Every trip […]
Rock Slide Closes Lane on Route 5A in Westmore, VT
According to VTRANS, a rock slide has closed a lane on Route 5A in Westmore, Vt.
VTRANS says they may close the road to remove the large rocks from the roadway.
Huntington Dreams
By Courtney Ley It was dawn. Admittedly, there was some anxiety. I was well aware I was alone. The winds blew crystallized snow in my face at a high rate of speed, accompanied by the occasional gust with enough force to move my body. It was freezing. Gearing up felt like it took hours […]
Andrea Charest – Ouray Mixed Competition 2013
The clock counted down and I headed up the easy ice into the rock section, accompanied by Blondie blaring from the AV system. I made the second clip. I used my hands, as I had during my preview, to get over the bulge and onto the slab– although I had a hard time trusting the handholds that I could not feel with frozen fingers. I clipped again. I heard people cheering my name, heard a frantic cowbell, and I moved upwards, shaking out and trying to breathe into my hands to warm them.
