"Beautiful sunny day for Mimi, Happy Lisa and I to do the Burroughs range. We decided to leave the big shoes in the cars and go with just the spikes for weight reduction which was definitely a brain fart as we hit some deep fluff on our way up the backside of Slide. The 100’ safety ribbon stayed in the pack for the Cornell crack but it did come out for the smaller crack below the spring on Slide. Bumped into the Can Man, Luna and her father on our way to Cornell. During our brief trail chat I learn that 5 yo Luna is halfway done with the Cat 100...ding dang...she has me on cute 😊 but I’m not going to let her beat me to a Cat 100 finish( that other guy did....show off!)." — Nimblefoot • Jan 25, 2021

"Ed and I did a Burroughs range traverse, WV to Slide, for Mimi(Cream Puff) for her grid. We were well fed with Korean dumplings and other treats courtesy of Mimi. Nice sunny day, minimal ice hazards and no problems with cracks, ledges or other assorted challenges. The micro-spikies were worn from Witt down to the front side of Slide where the rock cobbled trail made them unnecessary and a pain. The 100’ safety ribbon stayed in the pack for this trip." — Nimblefoot • Dec 15, 2020

"Tom and I did the Catskill 9 from Denning to Slide Mountain PA. A saunter of just over 16.5 miles on a day that improved from cloudy to sunny with on/off blustery wind. Bumped into Ralph Ryndak and cohort just below the summit of Balsam Cap, they were out doing the 6. With a growing network of herd paths we made it over the Dink unscathed and no holes in our clothing. Had all the summits to ourselves including Witt where we took a break for some sustenance before heading back to Corn and onto Slide." — Nimblefoot • Oct 8, 2020

"A quick out and back from the Slide mountain PA. The sun played hide and seek behind the clouds all day keeping the day at a nice temperature rather than the 90’s at home. The sky let loose with rain as I was driving down RT 47. I’m sure the hikers and backpackers heading toward Slide on my descent got drenched and might have missed the views as the storm kicked in suddenly." — Nimblefoot • Aug 25, 2020

"Finally reuniting with some of my hiking peeps, flexible flyer, olive and Irish George, for a traverse of the Burroughs range. Hillsounds all day while taking our snowshoes for a ride. We had the summits of Slide and Wittenberg to ourselves and met very few other hikers along the way. On Cornell David Zhu popped in while we were enjoying our lunch buffet. We provided him info on the single season triangle patch while entertained us with his recent exploits in the Whites and Catskills. Mimi’s dumplings and cream puffs put an additional smile on his face and delaying his return to Woodland Valley. The 100’ webbing was deployed at a ledge on the back side of Slide and the Cornell Crack just because we had it and for utmost fun and safety." — Nimblefoot • Feb 16, 2020

"Spring is back with a temperature of 58* in the Slide PA around 9am. Just three days earlier the temp. was down in the single digits on my drive up. Burroughs range traverse with Tom, Christy, Yong Ae, Mimi and Cathy. First hurdle was getting across the Neversink which was running higher than normal with recent rain and snow melt. Cathy and I scooted a crossed a fallen tree, which worked well at keeping our feet dry, then waited quite awhile for the others to get a crossed. They did a combination of slowing walking across a fallen tree then rock hopping or wading with garbage over their boots. With the snow and ice slowly disappearing we were constantly putting on and taking off our sacrificial Hillsounds. The only snow we found was on the backside of Slide which led to a lot of sudden post holes and the associated hoots and hollers. Once down to the col the snow was completely gone and we could hike on bare ground. On the climb to Cornell we picked up ice and crusty snow in patches which continued all the way over to Witt and down toward Woodland Valley. Lower down back to bare ground like winter didn’t happen. We had all three summits to ourselves." — Nimblefoot • Jan 12, 2020

"An out and back of Witt and Corn from Woodland Valley TH. Left the parking lot at 10:30 am, alpine start for hiking bums, with only one other car in lot that had a Catskill 3500 sticker on a window( very surprising!). At the Terrace mtn trail jct I ran into two hikers doing a traverse of the range, John B. a gridder and Andy P. who is two peaks shy of completing the 420 and owner of the car in WV. With them nearly done with their traverse hike and I haven’t reached my first peak yet I felt like a lazy sloth. No headlamp was harmed on this venture." — Nimblefoot • Dec 16, 2019

"We had a beautiful day for a Catskill Niner with cool temps and sunshine. We enjoyed a clear star filled sky with our headlamp start and the same after our headlamp finish. Only met other hikers on Witt and Friday then one guy on BC then we met on Friday before a noisy group crowded the small summit/canister area. Our passage through the “Dink” was our easiest so far with only minimal pokes and a growing amount of open stretches." — Nimblefoot • Nov 2, 2019

"A beautiful warm cloudless in which to take on the Catskill 9. Low point, getting stabbed by thousands of trees. High point, watching the sunset on Table and the stars on Peekamoose." — Right-On • Sep 21, 2019

"Tom and I had a beautiful clear day to do a traverse of the Burroughs range from Woodland Valley to Slide mountain PA. Someone has left a length of nylon webbing in the Cornel crack to aid in ascending/descending though the way it is tied to the small tree I wouldn’t put a lot of weight on it. Near the Slide mountain PA a young couple was just heading in with no gear looking for a lake(?). We told them it was private and the trail went to Slide mountain which involves some good elevation gain and at least water should be carried. They continued on up the trail with nothing." — Nimblefoot • Sep 19, 2019