Peregrine falcons, an endangered species in New York State, nest on cliffs in the Adirondacks. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation annually monitors cliffs with known peregrine falcon nesting sites throughout the Adirondack Park. Rock climbing routes with active nest sites are temporarily closed to prevent any disturbances that might interfere with the…
Background Foot travel consists of a spectrum of activities. Established in the 1930s, the Sierra Club devised and promulgated a grading system to capture this continuous spectrum, beginning with ‘Class 1’ for level terrain and continuing through ‘Class 5’ for steep terrain [1]. This system continues to be widely recognized by land managers, climbing guide…
The following outlines the Adirondack Climbers Coalition (ACC)’s comments in response to the DEC’s High Peaks Visitor Use Management Recommendations Report. Comments are organized as follows: 1) Responses To Recommendations 2) Concerns About Process 3) Alternate Solutions. 1. RESPONSES TO RECOMMENDATIONS ACC is opposed to the implementation of a High Peaks permit system A Permit…
Board Members Present:Will RothJeremy Haas Doc LivingstonDon MellorKevin MacKenzie This event was held “in-person” only, at Rocksport in Queensbury. A quorum was not present. Accordingly, no Board actions were taken at this event, which was conducted as a “Public Information Session.” Approximately 12 public attendees were present. The information session was started at 7:30 PM. Will presented…
Board Members Present: Will Roth Edek Falkowski (via Zoom) Patrick Zelko Tom DuBois Dominic Eisinger (via Zoom) Jeremy Haas (via Zoom) Doc Livingston Carly Woodhouse Bob O’Connor Adrienne DiRosario (via Zoom) Meeting called to order: The meeting was started at 7:30 PM. A quorum was present for the meeting. Approximately 8 non-Board members attended…
Board Members Present: Will Roth Edek Falkowski Patrick Zelko Tom DuBois Dominic Eisinger Jeremy Haas (via Zoom) Doc Livingston Harold Sutton Cooper Uliano Carly Woodhouse Bob O’Connor Tommy Blaney (via Zoom) Meeting called to order: The meeting was started at 7:35 PM. A quorum of the Board was present for the meeting. Approximately 18…
The meeting was started at 7:05 PM. A quorum of the Board was present for the meeting.
Approximately 7 non-Board members attended via Zoom. Thanks are due to Jeremy for moderating the “Chat” function for public input.
Board Members Present (all via Zoom): Will Roth Allison Rooney Tom DuBois Dominic Eisinger Jeremy Haas Doc Livingston Kevin McKenzie Meeting called to order: The meeting was started at 7:02 PM. A quorum of the Board was present for the meeting. Approximately 13 non-Board members attended via Zoom. Thanks are due to Jeremy for…
The DEC and the APA are taking concurrent public comments around the proposed amendments to the High Peaks Unit Management Plan and the Vanderwhacker Wild Forest Unit Management Plan. Downloadable PDF’s of both Unit Management Plans (UMP’s) can be found here: High Peaks UMP Vanderwhacker UMP There are a lot of good things for climbing…
In the past in the Adirondacks the only time that as a climber you had to worry about black bear encounters was during the camping portion of an overnight trip. That all changed summer 2016 with very high black bear activity throughout the Chapel Pond area. Black bears in this area started to target climbers…