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2 summits • 15.0 mi • 2,642 ft gain • 6 hr 35 min
1 summit • 13.1 mi • 2,565 ft gain • 8 hr 34 min
1 summit • 11.7 mi • 2,698 ft gain • 8 hr 27 min
1 summit • 8.5 mi • 2,058 ft gain • 7 hr 39 min
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"Partly cloudy in the 10-20s, light wind, ideal weather for winter hiking. Started from the Loj and ascended on the East side of Colden, through Avalanche pass and over the frozen Avalanche Lake, which were gorgeous terrains to travel through. Saw a few hikers attempting to ascend Trap Dike. Slow, steep climb to the summit, which had 360 views of all the surrounding ranges. Snowshoes needed all day, except for on some of the steep and icy parts. Continued NE through the summit and looped back to the Loj. Ran into a good number of skiers throughout the day. 13.67 miles in 7:45 hours, 4,350 total elevation gain. " — gregoryskiba • Mar 5, 2022
"Tom and I helping Kathryn in getting 3 more peaks for her 46R quest. Great day with beautiful weather. We spent nearly an hour on Phelps taking in the grand view, a first for Kathryn and Tom as his first ascent involved cloudy/wet weather. Kathryn excitedly realized that of the most of peaks, one can easily see from Phelps, she has done(34/46)." — Nimblefoot • Sep 19, 2020
"Did Mount Colden from Lake Arnold Trail. Most of the trail was well packed down but we used spikes until about halfway then switched to snow shoes. This was my first Adirondack High Peak in the winter and it was phenomenal. 360 views thanks to a few feet of snow that boosted us up." — pandyabear • Feb 23, 2019
"Amazing day in the High Peaks Wilderness! So much snow and wonderful weather made for a truly memorable hike! After ascending Colden, we took the short bushwhack over to the northern summit for awesome views of Mount Colden and Avalanche Pass." — wacbravo • Feb 23, 2019
"Climbed Mt. Colden via the Trap Dike today. Perfect weather - dry, sunny and warm with no rain for the past 10 days. Very fun hike with the slide being the trickiest part. Beautiful views from the summit today." — deb-and-rob • Sep 5, 2015
"Challenged ourselves by hiking the loop hike through Avalanche Pass on a subzero day with windchills of -20 to -45 throughout the day. We were prepared for a cold day and Mother Nature delivered on her promise of tough weather but also gave us a beautiful view. Tough 13.2 mile loop that took us just over 9 hours with the conditions." — deb-and-rob • Jan 31, 2015