Official "Climbing the 46" Thread & Poll

Kevin · 07-03-2006, 08:07 PM

Our old thread and poll is now closed because it's become out-dated. This is the replacement. I've added a few multiple choice selections

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To learn more about the ADK 46r organization visit their website www.adk46r.org .

For a worksheet to keep track of the hikes, click here. The 46ers like corresponding with hikers as they work on the list. To start correpsondance follow the guidelines on this page.

Iceman · 07-03-2006, 11:15 PM

I have 23 done in the winter and one, Marcy done as the state high point in non-winter. I don't think I will be doing the high peaks in non-winter. Can I still get a 46er patch when I finish my winter peaks or do I only get a winter rocker?

Dick · 07-04-2006, 01:30 AM

Yes, you still get the 46er patch.

Head · 07-04-2006, 10:05 AM

Done em all + MacNaughton...Working on sledding 46 now

Kevin · 07-04-2006, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Head

Working on sledding 46 now

That explains the strange tracks I saw coming off Big Slide this past winter

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future46er · 07-04-2006, 12:56 PM

I have 20 of the 46. Perhaps, before I am too old, I will complete the dream. It's the distance and the other thing, life, that get in the way most often! Alas!

Sledding the 46? I might try Saucering the 46 as welll!

lumberzac · 07-04-2006, 01:16 PM

I’m currently at 40. I’ll finish eventually, I’m just not sure when. When I do finish, I’ll be in the 46* group, because I’ve already climbed MacNaughton.

Kevin · 07-04-2006, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberzac

When I do finish, I’ll be in the 46* group, because I’ve already climbed MacNaughton.

Anything good to say about MacNaughton? I have yet to hear a hiker rave about the climb or views. Hasn't kept us from keeping a few of the less favorite of the 46 (not that we have a choice), but it won't draw me to climb it either...

lumberzac · 07-04-2006, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

Anything good to say about MacNaughton? I have yet to hear a hiker rave about the climb or views. Hasn't kept us from keeping a few of the less favorite of the 46 (not that we have a choice), but it won't draw me to climb it either...

I climbed MacNaughton from the Wallface Ponds side. The trail to the ponds is a muddy mess almost as bad as the Bradley Pond trail from the Santanoni Range herd path to the lean-to. The bushwhack part was a very steep climb (over 800 feet in less than .5 mile) straight up the side of the mountain through some thick spruce with a lot of small ledges. I did find a rock outcrop with a nice view toward the Santanoni Range, but didn't have time to look for more views. Maybe I'll find more if I go back.

Kevin · 07-04-2006, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberzac

I climbed MacNaughton from the Wallface Ponds side. The trail to the ponds is a muddy mess almost as bad as the Bradley Pond trail from the Santanoni Range herd path to the lean-to. The bushwhack part was a very steep climb (over 800 feet in less than .5 mile) straight up the side of the mountain through some thick spruce with a lot of small ledges. I did find a rock outcrop with a nice view toward the Santanoni Range, but didn't have time to look for more views. Maybe I'll find more if I go back.

How long ago was that? I've heard there's a herd path now... although the reports I've read say it's still a bit thick in places.

lumberzac · 07-04-2006, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin

How long ago was that? I've heard there's a herd path now... although the reports I've read say it's still a bit thick in places.

I climbed it two years ago. I had heard that there was a herd path too, which was why I went up from that side. The only path I found was one that went around the pond and ended in a swamp and there was a path along the summit ridge. I found nothing else in between. This may have changed over the past two years.

Dick · 07-04-2006, 06:27 PM

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/forum...referrerid=242

Kevin · 07-04-2006, 10:30 PM

Thanks Dick, did some scrounging around (following links from that thread) and found that the herd path is about half a mile past Hunter Pond heading towards Duck Hole. You can clearly see the drainage on the latest WGS84 topo. It actually doesn't sound too bad, so maybe someday I will actually climb it.

jbrown · 07-05-2006, 12:26 PM

I've done 11 plus MacNaughton. Slowly but surely I plan on finishing. I have no idea when I'll actually finish...

We did MacNaughton from the Duck Hole trail side, mostly travelling in the brook. It was not a really bad whack after the top of the brook.

mike1889 · 07-05-2006, 12:28 PM

I've climbed MacNaughton 3 times, all from the Upper Works/Hunter Pond side. It's a nice, fairly easy hike, reminds me a lot of Marshall via Herbert Brook, with a lot of rock slabs in the brook to walk on. The herd path above the brook is fairly obvious, although it didn't seem much more obvious from 1990 to 1999. Not much of a view, but here's a pic from the summit

Harvey44 · 07-11-2006, 03:04 PM

Why isn't none a choice in the poll?

Kevin · 07-16-2006, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Harvey44

Why isn't none a choice in the poll?

Abstention votes don't count, in which case we could simply put 5-6 billion since most people in the world never even heard of the Adirondacks.

Daniel Eagan · 07-27-2006, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike1889

Not much of a view, but here's a pic from the summit

That is a great picture. When was it taken?

mike1889 · 07-28-2006, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Eagan

That is a great picture. When was it taken?

June 26, 1990.

Ross · 08-18-2006, 10:10 PM

i have 8 so far, just started this summer

View Poll Results: How many ADK 46r peaks have you climbed and do you expect to climb them all?
1	25	4.96%
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10-19	93	18.45%
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30-39	42	8.33%
40-45	17	3.37%
46	56	11.11%
46* - Plus MacNaughton	42	8.33%
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07-03-2006, 08:07 PM	#1
Kevin BANNED Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: West Sand Lake, NY Posts: 5,857	Official "Climbing the 46" Thread & Poll Our old thread and poll is now closed because it's become out-dated. This is the replacement. I've added a few multiple choice selections . To learn more about the ADK 46r organization visit their website www.adk46r.org . For a worksheet to keep track of the hikes, click here. The 46ers like corresponding with hikers as they work on the list. To start correpsondance follow the guidelines on this page.

07-03-2006, 11:15 PM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mobile Posts: 77	Winter/Non-Winter I have 23 done in the winter and one, Marcy done as the state high point in non-winter. I don't think I will be doing the high peaks in non-winter. Can I still get a 46er patch when I finish my winter peaks or do I only get a winter rocker?

07-04-2006, 10:05 AM	#4
Head Guiness Anyone? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bondcliff, NH Posts: 121	Done em all + MacNaughton...Working on sledding 46 now __________________ The Worlds Most Entertaining Hiking Website BirdHead Studios and Northeast 111 Videos

07-04-2006, 12:56 PM	#6
future46er Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central NJ Posts: 8	Before I am too old? I have 20 of the 46. Perhaps, before I am too old, I will complete the dream. It's the distance and the other thing, life, that get in the way most often! Alas! Sledding the 46? I might try Saucering the 46 as welll! __________________ "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." ADK High Peaks-23/46 Saranac Lake 6er # 806 Catskill 3500 - 10/35 ADK Firetower Challenge - 18/23

07-04-2006, 01:30 AM	#3
Dick somewhere out there... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: avatar: Patagonia Posts: 2,822	Yes, you still get the 46er patch.

07-04-2006, 01:16 PM	#7
lumberzac Beware of the Lumberzac Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: country of the lakes and the crooked stream Posts: 1,730	I’m currently at 40. I’ll finish eventually, I’m just not sure when. When I do finish, I’ll be in the 46* group, because I’ve already climbed MacNaughton. __________________ A man needs to believe in something. I believe I'll go hiking. http://community.webshots.com/user/lumberzac

07-04-2006, 06:27 PM	#12
Dick somewhere out there... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: avatar: Patagonia Posts: 2,822	http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/forum...referrerid=242

07-05-2006, 12:26 PM	#14
jbrown Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 111	I've done 11 plus MacNaughton. Slowly but surely I plan on finishing. I have no idea when I'll actually finish... We did MacNaughton from the Duck Hole trail side, mostly travelling in the brook. It was not a really bad whack after the top of the brook. Last edited by jbrown; 07-05-2006 at 01:29 PM..

07-05-2006, 12:28 PM	#15
mike1889 wish I was in the Adks Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Colonie Posts: 269	I've climbed MacNaughton 3 times, all from the Upper Works/Hunter Pond side. It's a nice, fairly easy hike, reminds me a lot of Marshall via Herbert Brook, with a lot of rock slabs in the brook to walk on. The herd path above the brook is fairly obvious, although it didn't seem much more obvious from 1990 to 1999. Not much of a view, but here's a pic from the summit

07-11-2006, 03:04 PM	#16
Harvey44 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North River Posts: 157	Why isn't none a choice in the poll?

08-18-2006, 10:10 PM	#20
Ross Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Potsdam, NY / Carmel, NY Posts: 5	i have 8 so far, just started this summer __________________ 8/46

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