SLU Outdoor Program

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/films/free-solo/ Big News for our small town of Lake Placid NY! This all just came together a few moments ago... The Lake Placid Film Festival, High Peaks Cyclery and High Peaks Mountain Guides are proud to present the critically acclaimed Free Solo the Movie. "Alex Honnold’s Free Solo climb should be celebrated as one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever." New York Times To date, Free Solo the Movie, is the highest grossing documentary of all time. It was just released earlier this month in a few select theaters across the country. There will be two showings of this film, Friday October 26th and Sunday October 28th. Both of the showings will be at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. Start time is 8:00pm Tickets go on sale this Friday ( tomorrow ) and can only be bought at High Peaks Cyclery. High Peaks Cyclery is open Monday thru Saturday 9am-6pm. Sunday 9am-5pm. High Peaks Cyclery & High Peaks Mountain Guides will have a vending table as well as FREE beer samples from the Great Adirondack Brewing Company. The Adirondack Climbing Coalition will be present as well. They will be holding a membership drive. Cost of ticket is $15.00. We will only accept cash or check written to Lake Placid Film Festival 2018

Any climbers out there looking to gain more skills, meet some local climbers and/or have a guided tour of some sweet spots in the ADK, check out this event!

Tom Klein (camera man), Andy Gilpin and Ben Kurdt found an un-banded peregrine at Knoblock Mountain in Keene, NY during Mountainfest in mid-January. Ice on its ...wings and tail, likely a result of rain during a thaw followed by a quick drop in temperatures, prevented the bird from flying. The climbers helped to thaw out and dry the feathers allowing the falcon to easily fly away when released. It is likely the falcon would not have survived without the assistance of the climbers. The Peregrine Falcon, a listed an endangered species in New York, nests on cliffs in the Adirondacks many of which are popular rock climbing cliffs. During the breeding and nesting season cliffs known to have nesting peregrine falcons in the recent past are closed to climbing until it is confirmed they have chosen a nest site. Cliffs without a nesting pair are reopened to climbing. Cliffs with nesting pairs remain partially or fully closed until the young have fledged (left the nest). As demonstrated in the video, the climbing community are great supporters of protecting the falcons during nesting season and throughout the year. Climbers volunteer to observe potential nesting cliffs to identify nest sites, help identify climbing routes to close, monitor nest sites and report the status of their efforts to breed and raise young. Climbers also report sightings and encounters with peregrine falcons at unmonitored locations and respect closed routes and cliffs by climbing elsewhere until they are reopened. DEC thanks the climbing community for their ongoing support and proactive stewardship of our lands year-round. Their efforts play a big role in the success of DEC’s Peregrine Falcon Management Program and the increase numbers of falcons in the Adirondacks. The DEC relies on community partnerships and local support to help protect and care for our wildlife, lands, and environment. For more information on the Peregrine Falcon; http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/56121.html