During the 1930's, a small group of climbers discovered a world of rock and silence deep in the interior of the High Peaks. But you may still climb in desolate places in the Adirondacks where the only sounds are lonely winds, the falcon's cry and your breathing as you move up the rock.

It is with the hope that more people will enjoy the challenge of wilderness rock climbing that we present the following area profiles and a sprinkle of climbing history.

Excerpts from the journal of Horatio de Beer (our favorite fictional guide character).

March 13. Outside my window it snows. Not very much, but the once barren, brown earth becomes saturated with white swaths. From my porch on Beede Pond, I cannot even perceive Porter Mountain. But there is no reason to stay inside. As I cook myself breakfast, I feel a short jaunt is certainly in order.