"Romp of Bearpen and Vly from Johnson Hollow(Rt 3). Bumped into a Ranger out checking on the condition of the State boundary blazes. Next was an out and back of Giant Ledge and Panther from Rt 47. Sprinkles at the start from the PA then again as I returned, otherwise just cloudy. Bearpen and Vly completed my 56th round of the Cat 35." — Nimblefoot • May 5, 2023

"Two easy short peaks, Rusk and Halcott, in the morning with Peter, Miyon, Mimi and Barbara. We managed to get up to the canister on Rusk without spikes since the only ice patches were on the last pitch. Most of the way was bare ground. The other four put on spikes for the descent while I just whack around the ice on the herd path. Halcott was similar though we all put on the micros for the slippery frozen leaves as much as the crusty snow while whacking up and down for a direct route avoiding the usual rocky herd path. Mimi and I bid adieu to Peter, Miyon and Barbara, who had enough, before heading to Rt 47 to go tag Panther. We both lucked out and got parking spots in the lot at the hairpin curve with numerous cars parking off both sides of the road. We managed the out and back without spikes being judicious with our foot placements. Most folks that we encountered were heading out so it was no surprise upon returning to the parking lot that there were only two other cars besides our own. Time head home to refuel before going horizontal then return tomorrow so we can play in the mountains again with the early springlike weather." — Nimblefoot • Feb 19, 2023

"A cloudy morning clearing to a sunny blue sky afternoon with temps rising toward the 40’s. Panther from the hairpin turn on Rt 47 then Balsam Lake from Mill Brook road. Packed crusty snow on both trails with some icy spots on the P-E trail heading toward to the Panther/Giant Ledge trail. Micro spikes all day. To avoid tedium and have some fun I took my usual short cut from the spring sign on the GL trail bushwhacking straight down to the TH completely avoiding the P-E trail. I got carried away with moving fast and not navigating so I ended up popping up to the road right across from the parking lot instead of hitting the trail by the bridge or register box…oops." — Nimblefoot • Feb 8, 2023

"Another day of repeat peaks but for a different month. BLM and Panther bring my total grid count up to 413 out of 420. The unusually warm weather continues making one forget it’s actually Fall. " — Nimblefoot • Nov 3, 2022

"Got to the Millbrook road TH late, after 10am, to find the parking lot almost full on a Thursday. A quick scoot up and down BLM then drove over to Rt 47 to the Giant Ledge TH on the hairpin curve only to find that lot full. Parked off the side of the road above the TH and had a quick lunch. A quick out and back to Panther hitting Giant Ledge on the way. Panther completes my 52nd round of the Cat 35." — Nimblefoot • Sep 29, 2022

"Scattershot of Big Indian via Biscuit Brook and Panther via Giant Ledge. Didn’t see a soul on my O & B of Big Indian then in contrast on my way to Panther there was numerous hikers coming and going particularly near the ledges of Giant Ledge. The trails are still pleasantly dry and any water crossings are easy peasy due to the super dry summer." — Nimblefoot • Aug 19, 2022

"Got to the trailhead around 1040 and started climbing. It was a beautiful cool sunny day. Perfect for grabbing peaks. It was the first time using Picaridin - worked great. Bugs hovered but never landed on me. I had lunch at the summit of Panther. I stopped and enjoyed rhe otherworldly views form Giant Ledge. Great day!" — HeyJoe • Jun 29, 2022

"Over 3 months my feet have not set on a mountain, that’s a draught for me. Mental fatigue as of late has set in and I just don’t feel like I fit in this new COVID world. It’s a struggle to do the things I love as of late. Anyhow, today I pushed ahead and it was a good day but rather odd. It began with a gorgeous sunrise to the Catskills and what looked like to be the beginning of a bluebird day. Nope.There were no views with 20-25 MPH wind gusts and snow squalls that began just about a mile into Slide. Anyhow, I pictured the beauty beyond the fierce white cover as always. I made extremely quick work of Slide out and back in under two hours. As Giant Ledge and Panther were just right down the road I set off for them as well. My phone died while on trail to Giant Ledge due to cold, so minimal photos today and not many “frame worthy” chances. 12 miles in a little under 5 hours for all, not shabby for having not stepped foot on trails in a spell. It’s not always about the view. Two of the four required Catkill 3500 winter peaks done today. I’ll get the other two in the coming weeks to put me on track for my 3500 finish this year. And if you actually read this whole thing without just l..." — scottturner • Feb 19, 2022

"Nice crisp day with temp. starting at 7* but plenty of sunshine to make it feel much warmer. Whacked off trail to hit the true summit of Giant Ledge on my way out to Panther. On my return whacked off trail from the spring straight down to the bridge near the register box to save milage and time and of course play in the unbroken snow." — Nimblefoot • Jan 31, 2022

"Twosie of Panther and Halcott on a warm day with temps rising through the 40s. The last few days of warm temps and rain on Saturday the11th wiped away all the early snow. Left the trail near Giant Ledge to stroll over the top of the ledge." — Nimblefoot • Dec 13, 2021