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Weather

General Adirondack Weather

Keene Valley (Chapel Pond region)

Glens Falls (Lake George area)

Old Forge (Western Adirondacks)

Plattsburg (Northern Adirondacks)

Guide Services

Adirondack Mountain Guides

Adirondack Rock and River Guide Service, Inc.

Alpine Adventures

Alpine Endeavors

Beaver Brook Outfitters

Cloudsplitter Mountain Guides

Eastern Mountain Sports

Electric City Rock Gym

High Peaks Mountain Adventures

Redline Mountain Guides

Rocksport

Climbing Gyms

Albany's Indoor RockGym

Electric City Rock Gym

Paul Smiths College

Petra Cliffs

Rocksport

Important Services for Climbers

Ferry schedule for Lake Champlain

Keene Valley Library

Hiking Shuttle Service to the Garden Trailhead

Adirondack Mountaineering Coalition

Peregrine Falcons and the Adirondack Rock Climber

Peregrine Falcon closures

Leave No Trace (center for outdoor ethics)

Raquette-River Outfitters (canoe rental for Cranberry Lake areas)

St. Regis Canoe Outfitters (canoe rental in Saranac Lake)

Access Fund

Rainy Day Activities

Adirondack Museum (in Blue Mountain Lake)

Swimming Hole Guide

The Wild Center (in Tupper Lake)

Fort Ticonderoga (in Ticonderoga)

Fort William Henry (in Lake George)

Garnet Mine Tours (near North Creek)

Places to Stay

Adirondack Regional Tourism Council (lodging and campground search)

Keene Farm (Alpine Club of Canada's hut in Upper Jay)

Keene and Keene Valley (lists of lodging in the Keene/Keene Valley area)

Lake George Chamber of Commerce (lodging options in the Lake George region)

Speculator Region Champer of Commerce (lodging options in the Speculator region)

Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce (lodging options in the Indian Lake region)

Gore Mountain Region Chamber of Commerce (lodging options around North Creek)

Town of Webb Visitor Information (lodging options in the Old Forge area)

Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce (lodging options around Cranberry Lake region)

Long Lake Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department (lodging options around Long Lake)

Adirondack.com (lots of information about the Adirondacks)

Campgrounds

General information on state campgrounds

List of state campgrounds

Campground schedule

Map of Public Campgrounds

Climbing Web Sites that have Adirondack discussion or content

No Rope Productions, Inc. (forum discussion includes the Adirondacks)

Tradgirl (Adirondack section)

Cilogear (blog with some discussion of the Adirondacks)

North Country Public Radio (interview with local guide Colin Loher)

Adirondack Sports & Fitness (listing of rock climbing articles about the Adirondacks)

Mountain Project (Adirondack section)

Ade Miller's climbing blog

Jimbo's World (many photos of the Adirondacks)

NEClimbs.com (mainly New Hampshire, but some Adirondack discussion)

Gunks.com (mainly Shawangunks, but considerable Adirondack discussion in "Other Areas")

NEIce.com (mainly ice climbing, but some rock discussion)

Supertopo (Forum discussion often iincludes the Adirondacks)

Rockclimbing.com (Adirondack section)

Summitpost.org (Adirondack section)

ADKForum (Rock and ice climbing section)

ADKClimbs

New England Bouldering (slideshow guide to McKenzie Pond)

Adirondack Alpine Journal (publication from the 1980s being revitalized)

Mapping Resources

TopoZone (topographical maps of the park)

MapQuest (driving maps and satellite imagery for the park)

Google Maps (driving maps and satellite imagery for the park)

Cliff coordinates (KML file for earth browsers)

Photographers

Jamie Cunningham Photography

Dacksdescents Publishing (Drew Haas, photographer)

Kennan Harvey Photography

David Le Pagne Photography

RLPhoto (Rick Levinson photographer)

Abrahm Lustgarten

Olaf Sööt

Dave Vuono Photography

Gear Shops

Eastern Mountain Sports

Eastern Mountain Sports (Lake Placid Store)

High Peaks Cyclery (Lake Placid)

The Mountaineer (Keene Valley)

Gear Shops Near the Park

Cliimb High (Burlington, Vermont)

Outdoor Gear Exchange (Burlington, Vermont)

Rock and Snow (New Paltz, New York)

Wear on Earth (Potsdam, New York)

General Adirondack Information

Adirondack Protection Agency

An Adirondack Chronology (amazing collection of Adirondack history one-liners)

Northern New York Historical Newspapers (search the archives of many Adirondack newspapers)

Adirondack Mountain Club (preservation, many books on the region, including hiking guides)

Adirondack Forty-Sixer Page

High Peaks Forum

Adirondack History Network

Adirondack Trivia

History of the Adirondacks (a small timeline)

Regulations

General Land Use Regulations (camping, fires, group size…see Part 190, Pages 1-3)

UMP: Giant Mountain Wildernss Area (unit management plan)

UMP: Dix Mountain Wilderness Area (unit management plan)

UMP: High Peaks Wilderness Area (unit management plan)

Summary of regulations for the High Peaks

Adirondack Geology

Adirondack Park Agency information

The Adirondack Mountains: New Mountains From Old Rocks

Hiking Guidebooks and Maps

Discover the Adirondacks Series (for climbers that want to discover new cliffs)

1: Discover the South Central Adirondacks

2: Discover the West Central Adirondacks

3: Discover the Central Adirondacks

4: Discover the Eastern Adirondacks

5: Discover the Southeastern Adirondacks

6: Discover the Southern Adirondacks

7: Discover the Southwestern Adirondacks

8: Discover the Northwestern Adirondacks

9: Discover the Northern Adirondacks

10: Discover the Northeastern Adirondacks

11: Discover the Adirondack High Peaks

Adirondack Mountain Club Maps (look for the maps with the ADK watermark)

1: Adirondack Trails: High Peaks Region (Adirondack Mountain Club)

2: Adirondack Trails: Northern Region (Adirondack Mountain Club)

3: Adirondack Trails: Central Region (Adirondack Mountain Club)

5: Adirondack Trails: West-Central Region (Adirondack Mountain Club)

6: Adirondack Trails: Eastern Region (Adirondack Mountain Club)

7: Adirondack Trails: Southern Region (Adirondack Mountain Club)

Adirondack Maps (popular gigantic topographical maps, though outdated)