Daily Archives: January 4, 2016

The Catskill 35 (W): Slide Mountain

© J.N. Urbanski The summit of Slide Mountain with zero visibility

© J.N. Urbanski The summit of Slide Mountain with zero visibility over the edge

Hillsound sent me two pairs of crampons – or “spikes” – to try out and my life hasn’t been so thoroughly changed for the better since I got my juicer. They must have taken pity on me because they read that I’m hiking the Catskills 35 in a pair of fifteen-year-old snowboarding boots that I bought in an emergency, during a torrential downpour on 14th Street in New York City, when I was on my way to meet a client.

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Daily Catskills: 01/04/16

A hair over 10F at 7.30am and still with clear skies. Not much warmer by noon.

© J.N. Urbanski 7.45am

© J.N. Urbanski 7.45am

© J.N. Urbanski Noon

© J.N. Urbanski Noon