ADK slide guide

[Dick]

I received this notice from ADK, and thought it might be of interest to some.

Dick

<http://www.dacksdescents.com/cover.html> Thumbnail image link of the
book
cover of The Adirondack Slide Guide by Drew Haas

Author and Photographer of Adirondack Slide Guide, Drew Haas will be
conducting a multimedia presentation and book signing on Thursday,
January
25, 2007 at 7:00 pm. Presentation will take place at Eastern Mountain
Sports at Stuyvesant Plaza.

If your aspirations involve backcountry skiing in the Adirondacks or if
you
are an experienced backcountry traveler, be sure to come and meet Drew
for
some great stories and even greater photos!

For more info, contact EMS at (518) 482-0088

[NukedRocket]

The pictures in this book are awesome! It'll really pique an interest in slide climbing, if one so desires. I know Val enjoyed looking at my copy, I'm still trying to wipe all the drool off the pages. I hope I can make this event.

[fvrwld]

I just happen to have that night off. I will most likely be there.

Thanks for posting this Dick.

[redhawk]

The pictures in this book are awesome! It'll really pique an interest in slide climbing, if one so desires. I know Val enjoyed looking at my copy, I'm still trying to wipe all the drool off the pages. I hope I can make this event.

Val's drool, or Gerard's?

[Kevin]

I'm there

[Tuchov]

Hmm, a Thursday. Classes stop for me on Wednesday, so I might come back into town for this

[BarbOrdell]

Mmmm, a slide guide. Sounds like a neat book for discovering uncharted treasures.... but thought there might be some people who would think the added attention will draw too many "outsiders" into unspoiled and previously unknown areas. But after looking at the table of contents, these look like slides on only the popular peaks. Does he cover any of the less known slides?

[fvrwld]

So, who's going?

Kevin and I will be at Mangia's at 5:30 if anyone wants to join us for dinner.

[NukedRocket]

Kevin and I will be at Mangia's at 5:30 if anyone wants to join us for dinner.

Christy and I will join you. Time to get my grub on.

[windsong781]

Is Drew Haas the guy who photographed the pictures of skiing the slides in the ADK's that are in the current (Feb) issue of ADK Life? I was in the bookstore today and was admiring the photos. I remember the photographers last name as being Haas. To bad I live in Boston

Windsong

[Boreal Chickadee]

Yes, that's him. He's got a nice article showing his winter photography, about 4 pages worth.

[windsong781]

Thanks BC, I'll have to go back to the bookstore and take the time to read the article.

Winsong

[Tuchov]

Well, I got slammed with work and won't be attending it looks like. I'll still pick up the book though, always did want to know/see more about the slides

[DEEPFOREST]

I have seen the book and it's a shame the pics are in black & white instead of color. I t would also be nice if he listed some info about the slides such as the feet of each slide, and perhaps the degree's.

no slam on the book but in my opinion the pics aren't very good quality either.

[Neil]

I have seen the book and it's a shame the pics are in black & white instead of color. I t would also be nice if he listed some info about the slides such as the feet of each slide, and perhaps the degree's.

no slam on the book but in my opinion the pics aren't very good quality either.

Deepforest, I'm a bit of a slide aficianado having done maybe 15 slides working on a list of about 50 total. I have spent some time trying to figure the slides out using the aerial photography of the USA photomaps program. The problem is that many of the aerial photos seem to predate the slides' formation. Also, I had heard of many slides whose location was a bit of a mystery to me until this excellent book/resource came along. I believe the usage of B&W photography (and taking the pics in winter) was deliberate in order to enhance contrast.

I was working on a guidebook to the slides and wrote up 6 or 7 with very detailed info for each slide including pictures on, of and from the slides, GPS coordinates, tracklogs overlain onto USGS quads, rise and run of each slide, bushwhack info, difficulty ratings, "book" times, parking etc. Everything you'd need. In spite of getting an offer from a publisher this book will never happen because I decided that in publishing it I would be contributing to the destruction of something wild and wonderful.

So I wholeheartedly agree with the author's simplistic approach. The info contained in the book is plenty enough. ie. you see it in the book, you want to go there, the rest is up to you.