"Took Bailey the Hikin Pup on our first 46ers! This hike was dedicated to both my mother and my Broski Brandon. This has been on my radar for the last 15 plus years. When my mom got into hiking, I wanted so badly to hike this with her. Slowly, distances hiked with her became shorter and I lost her to cancer. Brandon stepped in as a hiking partner and long story short here was he had sadly committed suicide last September. This was a hike we discussed several times and never could get to complete together as we had so many peaks hiked and planned, this one never happened. While early for the 46 Climbs for Suicide prevention, due to my ever changing and never consistant schedule being a manager of a short staffed business, I'm not sure if my time will allow me to climb during that timeframe. I had one day off and made the most of it. After a 4 hour drive, the struggle to park and then the success of hitting especially Cascade, this was an emotional hike indeed, then the 4 hour drive home. Beautiful day, beautiful weather and that summit feeling is unlike any other. No regrets sneaking this all in with the drive etc. This one's for you, Mom and Broski. " — Mousetek • Aug 16, 2021

"It rained when we got close to the summit, so we took a sandwich break and waited it out. We were the only ones on the summit and watched the clouds come out of the trees. It was my and Evan's first high peak in the ADK. We brought Lily, and we opted not to do Porter in the same go, which was good because Lily struggled on the way down." — nicoleortiz • Jun 5, 2021

"Headed up to Lake Placid with Kim's cousin Austin and his friend Donny. Planned to do Cascade and Porter since Austin hadn't done them and this would be Donny's first time in the Adirondacks. Started out later than I am used to, however there were not alot of people on the trails compared to normal (mud season). Those two guys are long distance runners, so they allowed me to set the pace up front which I'm sure was very manageable for them. We wore too many layers and had to stop early to shed items. We passed pretty much every group that was on the mountain on the way up even with my out of shape butt leading the way. We decided to go over to Cascade first to get Donny his first ADK 46er. We got out to the summit and it was super windy. After a photo or two we dropped behind some rocks to enjoy a beer and a snack. Donny shotgunned a beer after I told him that I did it on every 46er during my first round. We met another group of hikers on the summit and hung out with them a little bit before heading over to Porter. One of the guys in their group was wearing shorts and was freezing cold so I gave him my gloves to keep his hands warm before we headed out. We made quick work over to P..." — LGH-Tom • Apr 23, 2021

"Went on my annual Thanksgiving Day hike with Kim. We decided to spend the holiday in Lake Placid this year and she had not yet hiked Cascade and Porter. The most popular 46ers maintained that distinction even on the holiday as we saw at least 30 people on our way back down. Luckily, we started pretty early in the morning and only saw two groups on our way up. Summits were mostly socked in unfortunately, but we did catch a break on the summit of Cascade where we were able to see all the way into Lake Placid. Trails were mainly muddy, but we did have to put microspikes on towards the top to contend with ice on the trails. " — LGH-Tom • Nov 26, 2020

"Hiked Cascade and Porter with Tom on Thanksgiving Day. The weather was surprisingly mild and the trails were mainly muddy with ice at the higher elevations and in the saddle between the two mountains. We saw a lot of people once we were making our way down, but were lucky to have both summits to ourselves on two mountains that are usually full of people. Two more 46ers down for me. " — Kim-Stilson • Nov 26, 2020

"Did a traverse with Kathryn and Tom of Cascade, Porter and Blueberry mountain from RT 73 to the Keene Valley airport. Beautiful weather and great views on our way down from Porter over Blueberry even seeing our air BnB barn on airport road in Keene Valley. Ridge trail certainly doesn’t see a lot of use at Porter end so it’s a bit narrow in spots kind of like a herd path. Kathryn is up to #27 on her 46r quest and Tom got his first repeat peaks. " — Nimblefoot • Sep 6, 2020

"The perfect way to enjoy a socially distanced July 4th! Incredible sunset from one of our favorite summits and not a soul around while we watched the fireworks over Placid :)" — deb-and-rob • Jul 4, 2020

"Jen said a few weeks ago, “I want to do the 46.” Today she completed her first two, Cascade and Porter Mountains. Jen took the lead the entire way (she says I’m too fast 🤔) and kept a great pace, proud of you! Slightly cloudy but still beautiful visible views for miles. 2/46 and well on your way now! Today the American Flag is also carried for Flag Day, a reminder how great our country is and can be further if we are all willing to work as one. " — scottturner • Jun 14, 2020

"Hiked with 3 friends, all multiple round Forty-Sixers. We had a beautiful late fall day - down to shirt sleeves while hiking, wind at summit not too bad, microspikes were very useful." — PJSelmer • Nov 25, 2019

"My first ever High Peak. We wanted to summit Cascade at sunset. There were not many people still on the trails, and all but a few were coming down as we started up. We were a bit later than planned to get started so we had to hustle. Jeff kept us to task on the time so we would make it. I was surprised that the trail was so "easy" in terms of being wide and well traveled. It was still a workout, especially as we nearly ran at the end to climb up to the summit. The view was amazing along the way as the sunset lit up the sky. We barely made it to see the sun sinking quickly below the horizon. So beautiful. Sitting up on top of that mountain and watching the colors fade and then grow dark was a truly incredible experience. " — kvander • Sep 21, 2019