Deceased climber was a guide and experienced winter hiker Those who spend much time in the mountains often talk about how anything can happen to anyone at...
NY rangers rescue hikers with no lights, little food or water The following is a list New York Department of Environmental Conservation forest ranger search and rescue incidents between February...
400-mile trail planned to connect Adirondacks with Algonquin Park An environmental group is working to create a roughly 400-mile trail connecting New York’s Adirondack State Park with Algonquin...
Adirondack rangers respond to frostbitten hikers Forest rangers in the Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness received a report of two hikers with possible frostbite on...
NY’s Watkins Glen Park to get $6.5 million makeover New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a $6.5 million plan to transform the entrance to Watkins Glen...
Locator beacon helps rescue lost Adirondack hiker A hiker who became lost near Mount Marcy was rescued this weekend thanks to the help of her...
Saranac Lake to host 2017 World Snowshoe Championship New York’s Saranac Lake has won the bid to host the 2017 World Snowshoe Championship. A delegation of...
Adirondack keg party hiker found guilty A hiker who got in trouble with New York officials last year after he posted photos on Facebook...
Rangers bushwhack rough terrain to rescue injured NY hiker New York forest rangers bushwacked through miles of rugged backcountry in the Catskill Mountains on Sunday, January 31...
Adirondack hut-to-hut plan moves forward While an Appalachian Mountain Club proposal to build a new hut in New Hampshire’s White Mountains has met...
