"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

"Eight of us had a lovely saunter acrossed the Burroughs range with morning temps below zero then rising to the low teens above zero. Actually three folks more or less motored the traverse while the rest of us enjoyed a more pleasurable saunter. Taking in the numerous views afforded by the clear blue sky. The recent snow ranged from heavy dense crud to loose sugar and even some crust in spots. The sugar snow on the back side of Slide allowed us to enjoy a lot slides rather than plunges on the steep pitches. We had so much fun we didn’t notice the cold temps aided by the sunshine and no wind." — Nimblefoot • Jan 22, 2022

"Opening winter ‘21/22 with a twosie of Slide and West Kill. Sporadic icy spots on both trails that warrant the use of micros. Did some bushwhacking shortcuts to avoid some non-icy/rocky sections to save the points on my micros and time." — Nimblefoot • Dec 21, 2021

"A cool snowy day with Nancy. Pretty snow to start and on the way home. Took yellow and blue trail up and red trail down. Used spikes on part of up and down. A nice moderate climb. " — lfrancois • Dec 8, 2021

"Time to return to the full loop of the Burroughs range. Started from the Slide Mountain PA and headed down to Woodland Valley via RT 47, easement and the P-E trail. Over the range and back to the car. Took care of a number of blowdowns between Witt and Cornell, one has been there for quite awhile." — Nimblefoot • Aug 31, 2021

"I’ve neglected the Catskill Mountains long enough, but today changed that. Perhaps it’s being spoiled by the beauty of the Adirondacks? Perhaps it’s that the Adirondacks hold more meaning personally to me? Perhaps I dislike the ever long dreadful solo drives through winding back roads? In any event it’s time to start checking off the Catskill 3500s. It was a clear beautiful bluebird day with no rain in sight today on Slide (4154’), Cornell, and Wittenberg Mountains. " — scottturner • Jul 24, 2021

"Fantastic day for Ed and I to traverse the Burroughs range. The only snow/ice found on this trip was hiding out in a few of the cave-like areas in the rock ledges. On our way up to the summit of Witt I spotted a cell phone in a nice leather case just laying on the ground. It was recently lost as it was still warm to the touch and upon opening it I found credit cards, drivers license and cash. I quickly realized she will really be upset once she discovers her loss. Fortunately 20 minutes later we meet her descending and gave her a pleasant surprise. Now she could head back up to the summit feeling much better. On top we enjoy a nice chat with her while taking in the wonderful view." — Nimblefoot • May 7, 2021

"Trifecta of Panther, Slide and Halcott. Had a revisit of winter with several inches on the ground, at the higher elevations, and flurries in the air. Occasional holes developed in the cloud bank allowing for bright sun and blue sky to show through adding some cheer to a rather gray day." — Nimblefoot • Apr 17, 2021

"Mimi and I did a thru-hike of the Burroughs range. Had all three summits to ourselves on such a beautiful day and only saw one group,of five women descending Witt, the entire day. Today was my 50th “known” ascent of Cornell." — Nimblefoot • Apr 5, 2021

"Our original plan was South Doubletop but one person couldn’t make it in the last minute so Mimi decided she preferred to do a twosie of Slide then Balsam out of Rider Hollow. Both peaks had hard packed tracks so it was only micro spikes on both peaks, just had to avoid the numerous gopher holes. Surprisingly the snow is almost gone on the lower parts of the O-M and Mine Hollow trails." — Nimblefoot • Mar 15, 2021