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Rangers Rescue Unprepared Climber at Colden Trap Dike

June 1, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

climber rescue from Mount Colden Trap Dike slide in May 2023On May 29 at 5:30 pm, Ray Brook Dispatch requested New York State Forest Ranger assistance with a solo free climber stranded on the Trap Dike slide on 4,715-foot Mount Colden in the Adirondack High Peaks in the town of Keene, Essex County. [Read more…] about Rangers Rescue Unprepared Climber at Colden Trap Dike

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Avalanche Lake, climbing, Dutchess County, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, hiking, Keene, Keene Valley, Lake Colden, Mount Colden, Pleasant Valley, rock climbing, Search and Rescue, Trap Dike

Rangers Recover Body, Make Rescues In Adirondacks, Prospect Mtn & Catskills

May 10, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Potsdam drowning victim recovery in May 2023New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Recover Body, Make Rescues In Adirondacks, Prospect Mtn & Catskills

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Catskills, Forest Ranger Reports, Grace Peak, Greene County, hiking, Kaaterskill Clove, Kaaterskill Falls, Kaaterskill Wild Forest, Keene, Lake George, North Hudson, Norwood Lake, Potsdam, Prospect Mountain, Search and Rescue, St Lawrence County, Tabletop Mountain, Warren County

Fallen Rock Climber Rescued In The Adirondacks; Unprepared Hikers Located

April 19, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Fallen Rock Climber Rescued In The Adirondacks; Unprepared Hikers Located

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, climbing, Daniel's Road State Forest, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Greenfield, hiking, Keene, rock climbing, Saratoga County, Search and Rescue

Forest Rangers Rescue Two Adirondack Hikers

February 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Rescue Two Adirondack Hikers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Crane Pond, Forest Ranger Reports, Gothics Mountain, High Peaks, Keene, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, Sawteeth Mountain, Schroon Lake

A New Book On The 1962 B-47 Crash At Wright Peak

February 17, 2023 by Bob Cudmore 2 Comments

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast the guest is Alan Maddaus, author of Wright Peak Elegy: A Story of Cold War, Nuclear Deterrence and Ultimate Sacrifice (Epigraph, 2022).

The book tells the story of a US Air Force B-47 jet bomber that crashed into Wright Peak in New York’s Adirondack Mountains in January 1962. [Read more…] about A New Book On The 1962 B-47 Crash At Wright Peak

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, History Tagged With: Air Force History, Aviation History, Cold War, Essex County, High Peaks, Keene, Military History, Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh Air Foce Base, Podcasts, Search and Rescue, Wright Peak

Hiker Rescued From Johns Brook Trail in Adirondack High Peaks

January 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Photo of hiker being rescued on Johns Brook Trail on January 2, 2023 provided by DEC.On Monday, January 2, 2023 at 2:15 p.m., NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s dispatch office in Ray Brook, Essex County, NY, requested NYS Forest Ranger assistance with a hiker who collapsed in the snow on Johns Brook Trail. The trail, located in Keene Valley in Essex County is one of the most popular accesses to the Adirondack High Peaks. [Read more…] about Hiker Rescued From Johns Brook Trail in Adirondack High Peaks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, hiking, Johns Brook, Keene, Keene Valley, Search and Rescue

Woman & Two Dogs Rescued In The Adirondack High Peaks

November 22, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Forest Rangers rescued a woman and her two dogs who became lost while hiking Mount Marcy, New York State’s highest mountain, located in the Adirondack High Peaks.

On November 15th at 2:45 pm, the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance with the search for a hiker on Mount Marcy. The 35-year-old from Toronto became lost while hiking with her two dogs and called for help from her cell phone. [Read more…] about Woman & Two Dogs Rescued In The Adirondack High Peaks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, dogs, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, hiking, Indian Falls, Keene, Mount Marcy, Search and Rescue

Adirondack Hikers Rescued By Helicopter In Two Separate Incidents

November 2, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hoist Rescue at Saddleback Cliffs in October 2022 (photo provided by DEC)On Sunday, October 30th, at 1:30 pm, while New York State Forest Rangers were battling two wildfires in other parts of the State, DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance for a hiker with a lower leg injury near the summit of Mount Marcy.

Due to the location and severity of the injury, Rangers Lewis and Praczkajlo called for New York State Police (NYSP) Aviation assistance. [Read more…] about Adirondack Hikers Rescued By Helicopter In Two Separate Incidents

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, High Peaks, Keene, Mount Marcy, Saddleback, Search and Rescue, State Police

New Adirondack High Peaks Shuttles From North Hudson

August 4, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area courtesy DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Essex County are launching a new shuttle route to help manage safe, sustainable visitation to backcountry destinations in the Adirondack High Peaks.

The new route builds on the existing Route 73 shuttles and will run on select summer and fall weekends from Frontier Town Gateway in North Hudson, to transportation to some of the region’s most scenic locations. [Read more…] about New Adirondack High Peaks Shuttles From North Hudson

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, DEC, Essex County, High Peaks, Keene, Keene Valley, North Elba, North Hudson, Route 73

Adirondack High Peaks, Route 73 Shuttle Starting July 9th

July 6, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

new hiker shuttle courtesy Essex CountyThe shuttle system launched in 2021 for the busy Route 73 corridor in the Adirondack High Peaks Region will return on Saturday, July 9th.

[Read more…] about Adirondack High Peaks, Route 73 Shuttle Starting July 9th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, DEC, Essex County, High Peaks, hiking, Keene, North Hudson, Overuse, ROOST, Route 73

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