"An out and back hike from the Gardens with Tom and Kathryn. Kathryn’s 35th peak on her 46R quest and Tom’s 6th peak in round #2 after finishing less than 2 weeks ago. I last did this hike back in the ‘90s so it was completely new to me and I can now add the 3 Brothers to my badge collection since I recall the date. We all enjoyed the scrambles, like being little kids again, and the grand views. Fall weather and colors are coming in nicely. We took a lengthy lunch break at the summit of Big Slide joined by an energetic group of younger folks, one of whom finished her 46. Again Kathryn excitedly realized that most of the peaks in our view she had climbed at least once." — Nimblefoot • Sep 20, 2020

" #46... I am a 46er!!!!Dad drove us to drop us off in garden parking lot. Did it with Brynn, Brie, Katie Hoss, Steve. Everything happens for a reason. Wanted to finish a year or two ago, but now I know why I had to wait. Great friends and awesome that Brynn could complete the 10 + miles. Brynn begins her journey of the high peaks with Big Slide and some great friends!" — Aquafina314 • Sep 4, 2020

"Happy One Year Anniversary and to many more adventures throughout life with you, together we can conquer anything. Last year it was sharing a pizza for the first time and today I am proud to have seen you climb your third Adirondack High Peak. The weather socked us in most of the morning and opened up for splendid views on the descent. Oh and a happy early birthday America. " — scottturner • Jul 3, 2020

"Was an amazing hike in the ADK! The trail was snow packed and was doable in micros if you stayed "on" the trails The Elevated rock scrambles were a little tricky but doable, On This Day! Was the calm before the storm, First winter storm of the season for the area expected later today,12 to 24" Blustery snow Expected in the area, Hit the trail around 8:15am With Matt Peacock And made it to the summit In about 4 hrs,, Got Amazing views! Then in the distance we could see the storm approaching so we decided time to get off this mountain, Back at car around 2:30pm,, Light snow and light gusty winds" — ramjet1963 • Jan 19, 2019

"My 1st true "winter" hike. Tom. Black and I left the Garden lot at 7 am @ 21 degrees and cloudy. The sunrise from the first brother was spectacular! It looked like the valley was on fire! Hike over the 3 Brothers was steady but not brutal. Last 3rd of a mile was steep and icy. Summited at 11 am. -6 degree WC on summit. Views were incredible! Returned to car at 2 pm. 8.4 miles. This was our 26th peak in 2018. Whole hike in micros. " — garyogden • Dec 26, 2018

"Mostly dry with some mud high up and a very small amount of ice left on the trail at a couple of spots near the top. No spikes needed. Bluebird conditions with light to moderate wind. Saw about 12 people on the trail through the day. 50-70 degrees. " — rhinteractive • May 24, 2018

"We started early around 6h45 from Garden parking lot (we took the shuttle from Marcy Fields).It was a cloudy morning but still looked like it was going to clear up.The view from the 3 Brothers was fantastic. However we could see the the summit of Big Slide was in the clouds.Since it was windy we would hope it would clear up as we arrive to the top. Unfortunately a mix of light rain and total cloud cover prevented us to have a great view.As we head back down the view again from The Brothers was fantastic. We also could see that the cloud were moving from the summit of Big Slide.Oh well, at least we made it to the top. Number 13 it is for Big Slide." — CPaquin • Oct 7, 2017

"On Sunday the 7th mom and I backpacked into the Deer Brook lean-to from the Garden parking Lot. It was dark by the time we hiked in. Unfortunately in the dark we couldn't find the lean-to or the trail to the lean-to, just the initial sign. So we set up our tent a ways off the trail and called it a night. The temperature got so low that it was snowing during the night and I was freezing the whole time. So much for a good nights sleep! On the 8th we woke up around 0645, broke camp and hiked back out to the Garden (1.4 miles). We dropped all the heavy camping gear at the car (we were originally going to hike the look and spend a second night at the lean-to) and took off up the trail to Big Slide via The Brothers at 0750 hours. The hike was steep quick and we had a view once we reached The Brothers and partially at the top of Big Slide, until a snowfall and clouds blew in. We weren't sure if we had reached the summit or not so we kept hiking and climbed Yard mountain as well (oops)! We definitely needed the microspikes near the top as everything turned snowy and icey. We didn't hang around to eat lunch as whenever we stopped moving bodyparts began to freeze! Mom didn't have any fa..." — tscha1 • May 8, 2017

"A great hike in over the Brothers. I found the views were actually better from the second Brother than Slide. I did get to use microspikes for the first time and they were worth their weight in gold." — MarkEarle67 • Nov 12, 2016

"Wow! Did this hike exceed my expectations. The trail we took over the Brothers was such a good way to go and I suggest it anyone looking to hike Big Slide Mountain. There were so many outlooks, and we kept thinking, "Ok, this must be brother #2?" and then a bigger and better view would come about when we hiked just a tad further! And Big Slide was rather big. There was a small area to hangout at the summit but enough to chill out and catch a view while eating lunch and relaxing before descending. Once again, we met some really nice hikers at the top who had come up another way. We had a good hike down, and ended some in the dark on Lake Road back to our car but by that point it was a straight shoot. " — Flyhighrunfast • Aug 18, 2016