Tips for Women Hikers on Kilimanjaro

 Mount Kilimanjaro Packing List - tea, fiber bars, pens

In 'Tips for Women Hikers on Kilimanjaro,' hikers Leigh F. Bacher and Lori F. Banks share tips for women hiking Mount Kilimanjaro. I had never thought to bring herbal tea to drink. I will also look for fiber bars as snacks. Another good tip is to bring pens to give to local children. 

I can't bring my fireplace, but I can bring my favorite tea...

Read Tips for Women Hikers on Kilimanjaro here: http://www.oswego.edu/~bacher/Personal/Tips%20for%20Women%20Hikers%20on%20Kilimanjaro%20wNo%20Pics.pdf

The Mountains Will Wait for You and Grace Peak in the Adirondacks

The Mountains Will Wait for You

By Kathleen Lisson

I recently watched 'The Mountains Will Wait for You,' the story of Grace Hudowalski of Troy, the first woman to climb all 46 High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains.

I enjoyed this movie. I like the idea of recording more than just routine weather / route / date / peak information in my climbing diary. The Adirondack 46er page encourages hikers to record "What you saw.  Things you learned.  How you felt.  What the climb meant to you.  Summarize some of your favorite memories, adventures, or misadventures for us."

I bought my copy at the High Peaks Information Center. Find more information about The Mountains Will Wait for You here: http://www.gracepeak.info/home.html

Some 46ers are working to get East Dix renamed Grace Peak. I haven't hiked East Dix yet, so I am looking forward to noting it in my hiking journal as 'Grace Peak.'

The fact that the Adirondack 46ers started in Troy, NY is one more reason I am proud to live in Troy! 

Find out more about the Adirondack 46ers here: http://adk46er.org/

Noonmark Mountain Hike Report

Noonmark Mountain Hike Report

by Kathleen Lisson

Ladder on Noonmark

Arun and I hiked Noonmark on Memorial Day. We planned it as a half-day hike on our way from the Adirondak Loj to home in Troy. 

After dinner at the Adirondak Loj the previous night, a Loj employee read the weather report - warm, overcast and windy at the summits.

I learned:

• Waterproof pants are empowering - I was more willing to climb on wet rocks because my butt would not get wet. They're NOT just for rainy days!

• Hiking poles make a steep trail easier on the knees. 

• Noonmark's summit is rocky, which makes for amazing views BUT was dangerous in the day's windy conditions. 

• I used my rock climbing skills to get up part of this trail. A visit to the rock gym is part of a good hiker's cross training.

• Just because a peak isn't part of the 46, DOESN'T mean it is "easy." 

Summit of Noonmark

Noonmark Mountain Hiking Information from ADK - http://www.adk.org/page.php?pname=hiking-noonmark