More than a dozen state forest rangers converged on Mount Marcy to mount a rescue operation that resulted in saving a hiker whose clothes were frozen to his body. These faded footprints led rangers to ...

A 68-year-old hiker from Amsterdam got separated from his hiking party on the night of June 12 while they were descending Mount Marcy, New York State’s highest peak. The last time anyone saw him was ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers participated in three wilderness rescues last week involving elderly hikers who were either injured or disoriented while hiking ...

DEC Forest Rangers battle a 37-acre wildfire near Piseco Lake while responding to multiple High Peaks rescues across Essex, ...

Join us as we uncover the best things to do in this stunning mountainous region. Get ready for an adventure-packed experience as we explore over 2,000 miles of hiking trails that wind through ...

Forest Rangers in the Adirondacks rescued a lost hiker who planned to summit three High Peaks on Friday, ahead of the snowstorm forecast for that night. The 33 year old man from New York City was ...

FILE - A pair of hikers snowshoe through a forest of rime ice-covered spruce trees on the eastern slope of Mt. Marcy, New York's tallest mountain, near Keene, N.Y., March 7, 2020. Forest rangers ...