"Glad we brought crampons, but the going was tough with the deep patches of snow and ice at the top 1/3 of the summit. We had hoped to do RPR but a bad fall in the col between the two peaks encouraged us to rethink that idea." — mariegrimmke • May 16, 2020

"Decided it would be a good idea to climb Giant at night and shoot the stars. The journey up was incredible were mountaintop silhouettes and moonlight danced. The clouds had other ideas about the astrophotography, clouds covered the stars as my tripod came out. Would do again." — Right-On • Oct 6, 2019

"Note to self, the convergence of July and August, particularly on this first weekend in August of 2019, might just provide the ideal warm, but not too warm, low humidity, reasonably dry and low bug conditions for hiking in the Adirondacks. 08/02/2019 I took off Friday off of work to avoid parking mayhem and headed north at a leisurely morning space with my friend Eric. This would be my first high peak of the season, and his first ever high peak. I’ve been nursing a touch of plantar fasciitis all season. I hate to admit any frailty, but lets face it, we humans are plagued by aches pains and threat of limitation while we occupy our physical bodies in this life. In my case, I would argue that there is a psychologic origin of most repetitive use injuries. My left foot has been holding grief and tension for most of the last year. I argue for a psychologic origin in my case is A. I have astoundingly normal feet. And B. the pain flares during times of stress and anxiety. It became significantly worse in June after my longest hike to date of the season, a stressful and lonely solo bushwack of Erebus in pursuit of my Lake George 12ster patch. Since then I decided to shed my widows ..." — bethmorgan • Aug 2, 2019

"Very hot day, did intend on doing Rocky Mountain as well, but sun shinning down on that side of the hill at 83degrees- therefore just the one summit. Found trail good going up, hardly any mud and typical Adirondack trail with lots of rocks. Found way down a bit taxing on the knees, but overall good hike and great views along way. " — suzannerunciman • Jun 27, 2019

"Solo thru-hike from New Russia on Memorial Day 2019. No snow left, bugs swarming below 3,000 feet, trail mostly dry and well maintained. Very steep and LOTS of ups-and-downs, ups-and-downs coming over from New Russia. Do not underestimate this route! Beautiful day and scenic hike though." — ndru-virus • May 27, 2019

"3 miles of steep uphill terrain with the Viking, with some ice and snow for color (although not enough for microspikes). 40+ mph winds and 17 degrees at the summit. Gorgeous views the whole way." — WhenKatsFly • Oct 20, 2018

"Summitted Today for high peak #16. Went up the Ridge Trail. I highly recommend this route. The views on the way up are stunning, and the trail is open and rocky with a few scrambles for good measure." — UK-Ranger • Aug 11, 2018

"Trail hard packed snow and ice (mainly). 3-4 inches of fresh snow on trail towards the top. Some steep tricky spots with ice but spikes were still manageable. Very little wind mostly apart from when I reached the top and it was quite breezy. Sunny to start with but clouds moved in and it limited the view a bit at the summit - but still pretty impressive! A few light snow showers. 34-40 degrees. Just 1 couple ahead of me (who got up and down without any spikes or snowshoes!)" — rhinteractive • Apr 11, 2018

"A sixth time for me up Giant and the third for Deb. This was the first time we used the Roaring Brook trail. Great trail, has a warm up as compared to the Ridge trail. Great weather, a little breeze kept the black flies and mosquito,s at bay. We left early this morning so had no issues parking and the trail was empty! Views from the summit were great and we stopped by the falls as well on the way back and got some pictures. Deb and I had a great time and this is a great warm up for the last 13 46er's we have left." — hbotc • May 28, 2017

"We hiked on a beautiful fall day! There were a ton of people we saw on this trail throughout the day. We took a bunch of short stops for water and snacks, and to admire all the breathtaking views. I did this hike quite a few years back (maybe 6) and the weather was cloudy with zero view at the top. In fact, it began to thunderstorm right when I hit the summit and I took one single picture and basically ran down for cover as it continued to pour. This time was a completely different experience and I am so happy I hiked this again. We continued from this summit onto hike Rocky Peak Ridge." — Flyhighrunfast • Oct 15, 2016