Author: Carol White
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781883789596
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Eighty-eight different mountaineers/writers offer 101 true tales of high adventure in the Catskill Mountain High Peaks, as compiled and edited by Carol Stone White. The stories are divided into sections that include: Marathon Hikes, Wildlife Encounters, Wild Weather, Navigating in the Wilderness, Misadventures, Winter Adventuring, Lost in the Wilderness, Mysteries, Reminiscences, and Catskill Mountain Highs.Since 1962, mountain climbers in the Northeast have joined the quest for membership in the Catskill 3500 Club, reserved for hikers who summit all thirty-five Catskill Mountain peaks over 3,500 feet high. Adding to the challenge, four peaks must be climbed in winter, and thirteen of the peaks are trailless. (A special, separate membership badge is awarded to those who summit all 35 peaks in winter.) Despite these obstacles, the Catskill 3500 Club has over 1,700 members, and membership continues to flourish. It?s no surprise that many seekers after this hikers? Holy Grail come out of the wilderness with tales to tell. Some of these tales of success and failure, misery and exultation, rejuvenation and near-death, make their way into the Club?s quarterly newsletter, the Catskill Canister (named for the canisters the club has placed on the trailless peaks to pinpoint the summits). Carol Stone White, a Club member (summer and winter) and accomplished writer and editor of hiking guidebooks, sifted through 45 years of Canister issues and solicited stories from current hikers to come up with over 100 tales that run the gamut from exhilaration to sheer terror.
Catskill Peak Experiences
Author: Carol White
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781883789596
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Eighty-eight different mountaineers/writers offer 101 true tales of high adventure in the Catskill Mountain High Peaks, as compiled and edited by Carol Stone White. The stories are divided into sections that include: Marathon Hikes, Wildlife Encounters, Wild Weather, Navigating in the Wilderness, Misadventures, Winter Adventuring, Lost in the Wilderness, Mysteries, Reminiscences, and Catskill Mountain Highs.Since 1962, mountain climbers in the Northeast have joined the quest for membership in the Catskill 3500 Club, reserved for hikers who summit all thirty-five Catskill Mountain peaks over 3,500 feet high. Adding to the challenge, four peaks must be climbed in winter, and thirteen of the peaks are trailless. (A special, separate membership badge is awarded to those who summit all 35 peaks in winter.) Despite these obstacles, the Catskill 3500 Club has over 1,700 members, and membership continues to flourish. It?s no surprise that many seekers after this hikers? Holy Grail come out of the wilderness with tales to tell. Some of these tales of success and failure, misery and exultation, rejuvenation and near-death, make their way into the Club?s quarterly newsletter, the Catskill Canister (named for the canisters the club has placed on the trailless peaks to pinpoint the summits). Carol Stone White, a Club member (summer and winter) and accomplished writer and editor of hiking guidebooks, sifted through 45 years of Canister issues and solicited stories from current hikers to come up with over 100 tales that run the gamut from exhilaration to sheer terror.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781883789596
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Eighty-eight different mountaineers/writers offer 101 true tales of high adventure in the Catskill Mountain High Peaks, as compiled and edited by Carol Stone White. The stories are divided into sections that include: Marathon Hikes, Wildlife Encounters, Wild Weather, Navigating in the Wilderness, Misadventures, Winter Adventuring, Lost in the Wilderness, Mysteries, Reminiscences, and Catskill Mountain Highs.Since 1962, mountain climbers in the Northeast have joined the quest for membership in the Catskill 3500 Club, reserved for hikers who summit all thirty-five Catskill Mountain peaks over 3,500 feet high. Adding to the challenge, four peaks must be climbed in winter, and thirteen of the peaks are trailless. (A special, separate membership badge is awarded to those who summit all 35 peaks in winter.) Despite these obstacles, the Catskill 3500 Club has over 1,700 members, and membership continues to flourish. It?s no surprise that many seekers after this hikers? Holy Grail come out of the wilderness with tales to tell. Some of these tales of success and failure, misery and exultation, rejuvenation and near-death, make their way into the Club?s quarterly newsletter, the Catskill Canister (named for the canisters the club has placed on the trailless peaks to pinpoint the summits). Carol Stone White, a Club member (summer and winter) and accomplished writer and editor of hiking guidebooks, sifted through 45 years of Canister issues and solicited stories from current hikers to come up with over 100 tales that run the gamut from exhilaration to sheer terror.
Peak Experiences
Author: Gary Fallesen
Publisher: Footprint Press, Inc.
ISBN: 9780965697408
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Packed with pictures and maps, this informative guidebook will lead you on a new quest. Bag the highest point in each county of New York - all 62 of them! Some are barely molehills. Others are significant mountain peaks that require a full day's climb. All of them will deliver the exhilaration that comes in making new discoveries.
Publisher: Footprint Press, Inc.
ISBN: 9780965697408
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Packed with pictures and maps, this informative guidebook will lead you on a new quest. Bag the highest point in each county of New York - all 62 of them! Some are barely molehills. Others are significant mountain peaks that require a full day's climb. All of them will deliver the exhilaration that comes in making new discoveries.
Peak Experiences
Author: Carol Stone White
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1611683688
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
An anthology of adventure and life-threatening dangers atop the peaks of the Northeast
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1611683688
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
An anthology of adventure and life-threatening dangers atop the peaks of the Northeast
Catskill Day Hikes for All Seasons
Author: Carol White
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780935272543
Category : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780935272543
Category : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Peak Experiences
Author: Ian Marshall
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813921679
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In Peak Experiences, Marshall sets out on a far more personal and far-reaching journey: to discover how our modern estrangement from the natural world has affected our mental well-being.".
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813921679
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In Peak Experiences, Marshall sets out on a far more personal and far-reaching journey: to discover how our modern estrangement from the natural world has affected our mental well-being.".
Adirondack Peak Experiences
Author: Carol White
Publisher: Black Dome Press
ISBN: 9781883789633
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Eighty-six true tales by more than 75 hikers including Forty-Sixers and members of the Adirondack Mountain Club about the dangers, challenges, and joys of all-season hiking and backpacking in the Adirondacks. Included are unforgettable climbs, extreme weather, animal encounters, getting lost, accidents, injuries, rescues, inspirations and enchantments in an awe-inspiring wilderness. Book jacket.
Publisher: Black Dome Press
ISBN: 9781883789633
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Eighty-six true tales by more than 75 hikers including Forty-Sixers and members of the Adirondack Mountain Club about the dangers, challenges, and joys of all-season hiking and backpacking in the Adirondacks. Included are unforgettable climbs, extreme weather, animal encounters, getting lost, accidents, injuries, rescues, inspirations and enchantments in an awe-inspiring wilderness. Book jacket.
Rip Van Winkle, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125021766
Category : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125021766
Category : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.
The Catskill 67
Author: Alan Via
Publisher: Adirondack Mountain Club
ISBN: 9781931951081
Category : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Publisher: Adirondack Mountain Club
ISBN: 9781931951081
Category : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Catskill Trails
Author: Edward G. Henry
Publisher: Black Dome Press
ISBN: 9781883789237
Category : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Book Two: The central Catskills includes hikes through the rugged wilderness terrain of the heart of the Catskill Forest Preserve, taking you to the summit of the highest peak in the Catskill Mountains, the massive cliffs of Giant Ledge with its Range made famous by America's first literary naturalist, to the geologic mystery of the Panther Mountain Circle and the splendors of a sunset over the peaceful Ashokan Reservoir.
Publisher: Black Dome Press
ISBN: 9781883789237
Category : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Book Two: The central Catskills includes hikes through the rugged wilderness terrain of the heart of the Catskill Forest Preserve, taking you to the summit of the highest peak in the Catskill Mountains, the massive cliffs of Giant Ledge with its Range made famous by America's first literary naturalist, to the geologic mystery of the Panther Mountain Circle and the splendors of a sunset over the peaceful Ashokan Reservoir.
My Side of the Mountain
Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593115007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593115007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book