"Up for an easy twofer of West Kill and Halcott for the month of June. It was a lovely day so I encountered numerous others coming and going on West Kill then no one on Halcott until back to the PA, not too surprising. Much more of a well used herd path on Halcott, once above the Brook, than I’ve seen in recent years. The sign on West Kill is still there but the summit cairn got toppled by a cairn-knocker." — Nimblefoot • Jun 8, 2020

"First hike of the new year. Visiting Bearpen and Vly in the AM from Rt 3 in Johnson Hollow then up to RT 42 to do Halcott in early afternoon. A nice dusting of new fluff on top of icy/crusty snow to the cabin then gradually deeper fluff on the summits. Spikes all day, carried the ‘shoes but never deployed them. A group of 8 and a few singles out enjoying the peaks on a nice day. The low clouds, dropping some flurries, occluded any views. On Halcott I had the peak to myself despite a pickup in the lot. Deeper snow with a crust on top closer to the summit. Very thin snow cover down low. All the tracks seem to be busted out with bare boots so any previous snowshoe tracks have been filled in. " — Nimblefoot • Jan 5, 2020

"Another late start(~11am) for doing a scattershot of Doubletop and Halcott. Broke out a track from the black bear to the summit canister. Quick descent and back out to Seager in order to get over to Rt 42 and hopefully start up for Halcott by 3pm. Didn’t quite work out, left just after 3:30, following a variety of tracks made by postholers. Eventually I just made my own track to the can, which was slow work in the fading light, reaching it by 5:15pm. Fixed one of my snowshoes with a stainless steel zip tie then committed to quick descent with headlamp reaching the PA by 6:08pm. At least I got to enjoy the star filled sky and revel in the fact that I was done with the round with only one day left." — Nimblefoot • Dec 19, 2019

"Tom and I joined Christy for a sunrise romp of Balsam Lake mountain and Graham. A little nippy at our 5:30 am meet in the Millbrook Rd PA which kept us moving at a brisk pace but we didn’t quite make it to the top of BLM before the sun rose. We had to take our photos through the trees along the trail as the sun popped up over Graham. Climbed to the top landing of the tower to take in the views while enduring some wicked wind. Christy slowed down a bit on the climb to Graham, a direct result of not eating any breakfast that day. We hunkered down next to the old cinder block building to escape the wind while having some snacks and hot beverages. Graham completed my 35th round of the Cat35 and was my 1300th Cat35 peak that I know of. Back at the PA Christy headed off to her job at the Mohonk Preserve while Tom and I wanted additional peak(s), Bearpen and Vly for him and Halcott for me. A solo stroll to the canister where I signed into a fresh notebook then called it a day. " — Nimblefoot • Nov 14, 2019

"Met up with Tom, Anna, Peter and MiMi at Deep Notch PA for a leisurely ascent of Halcott. We enjoyed a Korean noodle dish with beef, shiitake mushrooms and fish cake on the summit thanks to MiMi. Back at the PA we enjoyed some cannolis with our seltzer’s before parting ways. To finish my day I headed over to Red Hill PA to do a quick hike up to the tower to take a selfie for the new fire tower challenge. Despite numerous cars, even in the winter lot, I managed to find a spot in the parking lot. Quite a few groups hanging out at the summit enjoying the afternoon." — Nimblefoot • Aug 3, 2019

"Bopped up to KHP for the month of July then wandered over to the East peak before heading down to the car. Finished the day with a jaunt up Halcott putting me at 21 peaks toward the Summer Triangle patch." — Nimblefoot • Jul 15, 2019

"Tom and I did a “T-bone “ hike of Black Dome, Thomas Cole and Blackhead out of Lockwood Gap. An overcast day with ocassional holes of sunny blue sky and breezy with cooler than normal temps. Fortunately no serious rain fell so we could enjoy our hike without deploying rain gear. In the afternoon Paul joined Tom for a whack of Windham HP while I headed over to Rt 42 for a climb of Halcott." — Nimblefoot • Jun 14, 2019

"After doing my trail maintenance on the Diamond Notch trail I finished up the day tagging Rusk and Halcott mtns putting me just over halfway on a third grid. Peaks # 22 & 23 toward the Spring Trillium single season patch from Ha!" — Nimblefoot • May 22, 2019

"Tom, Tim, Yong Ae, Paul and I out to visit two straggler peaks, Halcott and Rusk, that I need to close in on a finish of a second SSW35 for this season. A straight forward whack breaking a new track though everyone is a bit sluggish on a day that feels like winter again compared to the spring-like conditions from yesterday. Our spirits were revived during our descent when Yong Ae provided a thermos of ginger tea and wings for a nice snack break. Paul and Yong Ae called it a day and passed on the opportunity to visit Rusk. " — Nimblefoot • Mar 12, 2019

"Six of us did Halcott for breakfast then parked three cars in Fleishmans before heading up to Johnson Hollow in Peter’s Jeep to do Bearpen and Vly for lunch. Slippery driving conditions on the Thru-way and Rt 28 in the morning with cars sliding off the road into ditches and sliding through intersections. Combination of snow flurries and temps near freezing point with excessive speed/braking. Wore Hillsounds up and down, new white fluff hiding many icy patches and sticking to our crampons. The worse ice was right in the PA. " — Nimblefoot • Dec 30, 2018