Big Rip

Howie and I climbed another Adirondack high peak this weekend - Big Slide. This was part of the 70th Anniversary In Memory of Grace climb. Got to the Garden parking lot at 9:15 am. Luckily, there were spaces available. Started out on the route via the Brothers. We had views to start out, but the clouds were pretty low in the sky. By the time we go to the summit, there was no view at all. A guy on the summit joked that he was going to ask for refund when he got back to parking lot (there is a $5 parking fee). After a long lunch break, I headed over the trail to Yard - still no views. Descended down to Klondike notch and out via the Johns Brook trail. By the time I was driving along the highway, the skies were starting to clear out. Go figure.

Summit Elevation: Big Slide 4240 ft
Round-trip Distance: 11.5 mi
Elevation Change: 3000 ft

Big Slide