"An out & back to Twin and Indian Head from Prediger road then relocate car to Mink Hollow and do Plateau and Sugarloaf. Temperatures were fine but the humidity was up so quite the sweat-fest. Finishes July the 7th month completed for my third 420 grid." — Nimblefoot • Jul 21, 2020

"I joined my old hiking buddy, IttyBitty, for an out and back of Plateau from Rt 214. After a nice climb to Orchard Point, with only minimal ice, we enjoyed a stroll along the top through the trees catching up on each other’s lives. At the actual summit she was surprised to find “trail mail” hanging on the tree with the trail marker with Plateau written on it. This was the final peak for her first single season triangle patch which I was able bring up for her delight at 78 years young. Now she is motivated to continue with a spring patch and so on to make it a year of 4 in a row(!). Lunch out at the viewpoint looking toward Sugarloaf/KHP where she surprised me with some yummy cookies." — Nimblefoot • Mar 18, 2020

"Winter temps came back today with an even 10* in the Mink Hollow PA at 8:30 am. Fortunately it was a bright sunny day with no wind. Tom, Anna, Yong Ae and I headed up the trail/road a bit then veered off for bushwhack shortcut hitting the Devils Path up on Plateau thus avoiding Mink Hollow itself. The trail had nice ice, with some crusty snow covering it, most of the way to the summit marker but we were able to ascend with the normal Hillsounds. On our descent we switched to the Hillsound trail crampon pros for better grip. Back down in the Hollow two guys came up the long way, from Lake Hill, and asked which peak to do of the two. We suggested Plateau over Sugarloaf as it is generally easier/safer to descend than Sugarloaf with its normal ice flows. For our ascent of Sugarloaf we switched back to the crampon pros and left them on until we returned to the Hollow. No problems ascending and spent time clearing the trail of large branches on the ground or hanging down in the way. Dropped our packs at the side trail to the view so we could cruised up to the summit for a quick selfie feeling a bit lighter. Back at the view we engaged in our lunch buffet of ginger tea, both pork and kimc..." — Nimblefoot • Jan 9, 2020

"Did Plateau and Sugarloaf from Mink Hollow on a low clouds, low visibility and no views kind of day. Put in new tracks on both peaks with firm snow on Plateau then soft slippery snow on Sugarloaf do to light rain and warming temps in the afternoon. Fortunately no ice issues on Sugarloaf today." — Nimblefoot • Dec 13, 2019

"Beautiful Fall day with crisp morning temps and plenty of blue sky and sun to show off the colors. The five of us whacked up from Mink Hollow PA toward Plateau as a shortcut to the Devils Path for the final ascent. Over to the viewpoint west of the summit of Sugarloaf for lunch of Korean pancakes and dipping sauce thanks to Mimi. Afterwards up and over Sugarloaf and down to Pecoy Notch where we were “instructed” by Ranger Nelson to drop down the Pecoy Notch trail as the DP section was still closed. Put a quick end to our 4-peak traverse then our consolation prize was a chance for Christy and Mimi to visit Dibbles Quarry for the first time." — Nimblefoot • Oct 14, 2019

"Did a double dip to get the Devils Path four. Indian Head and Twin from the Prediger road PA then Plateau and Sugarloaf from the Mink Hollow PA. Spooked a good size black bear about half way into Jimmy Dolan Notch." — Nimblefoot • Sep 17, 2019

"Successful single day, solo traverse of the Devil's Path from East to West. This marks my first ultra-style, and longest hike in terms of mileage and duration. Set out at around 4:50am with 15 hours of moving time. I got over my fear of hiking alone in the dark, made some newt friends along the way, and finished the trail in one piece. I'm excited to keep pushing and see how far my heart and feet take me :) " — pandyabear • Sep 15, 2019

"Tom, Peter and I did a traverse of the Devils Path 4, Plateau to Indian Head. We started our hike by bushwhacking right out of the Mink Hollow PA as a short cut to the DP heading toward Plateau. The rest of the day we felt like salmon swimming upstream as we were heading east while the numerous hikers and backpackers were all heading west. On Indian Head we met up Tom’s wife Anna and friends Mimi and Regina and hiked out to Prediger road with them. To finish our day we headed to Mama’s Boy in Tannersville to have some smash burgers and tater tots. A wonderful day with cooler temps, great views and good friends." — Nimblefoot • Aug 24, 2019

"Tom, Christy and I did a challenging hike of the eastern half of the Devils Path and Kaaterskill High Peak using the Platte Clove Preserve trail/Long Path to connect the two areas. Started with a bushwhack out of Mink Hollow to the DP up on Plateau and finished with a bushwhack off of KHP down to Byrne road on new DEP land. Plateau becomes my 6th peak to hit 35 ascents." — Nimblefoot • Apr 22, 2019

"Helping my friend Ed with a guiding gig. The client and four friends wanted to hike the entire DP in two days as a shakedown trip before heading to Elbrus later this month then Everest in May. We reached our camp in Mink Hollow at 7:45 pm on Saturday night then the plan was to leave for Plateau at 3 am, after going to bed at 11pm, to simulate an alpine start today. Well the 3 am start turned into a 5:15 am start for a fun ascent of Plateau via headlamp and watching the sun rise. By the time we reached Notch lake and Rt 214 they realized we wouldn’t reach the western end of the DP until 10pm or after and there is a snowstorm forecasted. The trek was promptly terminated then we spent a couple of hours bushwhacking on the side of Hunter." — Nimblefoot • Mar 3, 2019