Comments on: Climbing Cascade Mountain-Adirondack 46 High Peaks

By: Barb Fitzsimmons

Barb Fitzsimmons — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:21:58 +0000

Hi Kevan,
My new husband and I will also be hiking Cascade this weekend.(Labor Day Weekend). We should be getting to the trailhead around 8 a.m. This will be be my second time up Cascade, and his first. Cascade is beautiful! Bring at least a couple of water bottles,(freeze them overnight), grapes, cheese, etc. (Don’t know how much hiking you’ve done.) The descent back to the trailhead can be to your feet as a migraine is to your head. Lots of support on your feet is a must. Sneakers probably won’t cut it, but neither will hiking boots of they’re not already broken in. You may as well (climb) Porter while you’re up there. It really doesn’t take that much extra time and it counts as climbing both peaks! (Two for the price of one). Maybe we’ll see you there. “Feel free to write back. Have fun, and don’t forget your camera! The weather is supposed to be great!
Barb

By: Kevan

Kevan — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:22:35 +0000

Thanks for the article. I have been wanting to climb all 46 High Peaks & was thinking about trying one this weekend. I saw this article and it clinches it. I am going Labor Day weekend 2007 for my first 46er, a solo hike. Please email me if you have any tips on the hike or area camping, and/or if you would like a report afterward. (BTW — I live in Rochester as well.) Thanks again!

By: Kip McDowell

Kip McDowell — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:06:35 +0000

I also just read that there was a fire in the Cascade Mountain area in 1903, which backs up your observation very nicely!

By: Kip McDowell

Kip McDowell — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:02:53 +0000

Excellent website! I had a little info that might shed some light about your comment that the top was been burned many years ago. I read recently (can’t place my finger on the reference) that trees were cleared off the tops of many of the high peaks in order to complete the NYS Survey led by Verplanck Colvin in the late 1870s. They had to see the other mountains in order to survey them.

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 23:19:13 +0000

I really think you will like it. I wish I lived a little closer so I could drive there, climb, and then come home. Unfortunatly, it is a 6+ hour drive just to get to the trailheads. A 12+ drive, plus the hours to climb is too much. So I need to combine it with a camping trip or something, and I am tied by my wife’s days off. Ouch! Oh well.

Good luck, have fun, and let me know how it goes!

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:39:56 +0000

Hi - I enjoyed your article about Cascade. I’m going to hike up it in a couple weeks and also knock out Porter at the same time. It’ll be my first 2 of the 46.

Eric