Adirondack Peak Experiences: Mountaineering Adventures, Misadventures, and the Pursuit of the "46"

Eighty-seven true tales of hiking adventures and misadventures in New York's Adirondack State Park and Forest Preserve, written by more than seventy-five mountaineers including some of the most experienced backpackers in the Northeast, many of them members of the Adirondack Forty-Sixers and the Adirondack Mountain Club. Included are unforgettable climbs in extreme weather, mistakes made and hardships endured, encounters with black bears and other wildlife, accidents and injuries, getting lo...