Adirondack 29er Challenge Finisher Profile for #343 - Abby Spear

From Tampa, FL


# Peak Date Summitted Comments
#1 Pitchoff Mountain Nov 23, 2019 Hiked with the Skidmore Outing club. Stopped at the Balancing Boulders on the way up. It was my first time ever wearing microspikes and I remember feeling very cold!
#2 Buck Mountain Sep 05, 2020 Hiked with four friends from college. It was great to be back in the Adirondacks after being sent home to New Jersey due to COVID. The exposed section near the top was a bit scary, however I loved the views of Lake George!
#3 Cat Mountain Sep 12, 2020 Hiked with a friend from college. We were both scared of stepping on the bees’ nest near the top of the mountain. Absolutely stunning views at the top. I have since hiked this mountain another time.
#4 First Brother Oct 10, 2020 Hiked with another group of friends from college. We also hiked Big Slide this day. It was definitely peak foliage! It was a hard but fun and super rewarding day hiking and scrambling in the mountains.
#5 Fivemile Mountain Oct 17, 2020 Hiked with a different friend from college, along with the rest of the northern Tongue range. Very glad we didn’t see any snakes. Was a very chill, yet very enjoyable hike.
#6 Black Mountain Oct 31, 2020 First solo hike and my first ADK firetower! No one wanted to come hiking with me on Halloween during college. I was glad it was a busy trail, and this hike uncovered a new level of confidence navigating an icy trail and enjoying time among the beautiful mountains around Lake George.
#7 Hadley Mountain Feb 14, 2021 Hiked in the snow with another friend from college. My third ADK firetower! You can see the trend occurring now that hiking was my favorite way to spend time with friends in college! There was a big snowpack and zero visibility from the tower, but it was fun to check out the observer’s cabin at the summit!
#8 Goodnow Mountain Mar 06, 2021 Solo hike and ADK firetower #5! I was so sad when this hike was over! I anticipated this hike to be a bit more challenging, but due to all the hiking I was doing, this mountain felt like a breeze! Fire tower was quite sketchy, but of course I climbed to the top :)
#9 Blue Mountain Mar 21, 2021 Solo hike and ADK firetower #6! This is one of my absolute favorite mountains in the ADKs. I had such a fantastic time. Nothing too crazy about the terrain or weather, the tower was gorgeous, and the views were impeccable. What a great day!
#10 Poke-o-moonshine May 06, 2021 Solo hike and ADK firetower #7! This was a great hike that follows a very curated path to the summit. Cab wasn’t open, but I had a great time on the summit and was the only one up there for quite a while.
#11 Moxham Mountain May 09, 2021 Solo hike! I love this mountain so much. The views along the way are impeccable. I love looking at the ski trails on Gore. I hiked this with my parents the following fall and they had an incredible time hiking in the Adirondacks.
#12 Owls Head Lookout May 13, 2021 Solo hike! Hiked the same day as Hurricane which made for a fun, but very long day. A fun mountain!
#13 Hurricane Mountain May 13, 2021 Solo hike and ADK firetower #9! Another absolutely amazing day in the ADKS. Hiked the southern route and there was surprisingly very little wind at the top. One of my favorite mountains!
#14 Crane Mountain Sep 12, 2021 Hiked with some friends from the Skidmore outing club. Did the loop, however it felt like more than 3 miles. I was so excited to be back in the Adirondacks after a summer away!
#15 Pharaoh Mountain Sep 25, 2021 First backpacking trip in the ADKs! I had a great time with the Skidmore Outing Club. Beautiful views!
#16 Wakely Mountain Oct 10, 2021 Hiked with some college friends for ADK firetower #10! The last staircase of the firetower scared me, but outstanding views of peak foliage. The helipad was super cool and a great spot to look up at the firetower.
#17 Saint Regis Mountain Oct 30, 2021 Led a Skidmore Outing Club trip for ADK firetower #11! It was a last minute change of plans to escape the thunderstorm happening in the high peaks. Sky was a bit gloomy, but still a fun and moderate hike!
#18 Noonmark Mountain Nov 14, 2021 Solo hike! It was quite a humbling experience to hike Noonmark for my first icy hike of the season. I am so grateful I successfully conquered this mountain, and I will always remember the moment of feeling so proud of my accomplishment as I admired the draw dropping 360 degree view from the top.
#19 Rooster Comb Jan 24, 2022 Fun hike with two friends from college. It was very cold, and the snow was pretty crusty, but I still had a great time!
#20 Treadway Mountain Feb 20, 2022 Another fun hike with two friends from college. Nothing technical about this hike, just a wonderful winter day in the ADKS!
#21 Wright Peak Mar 05, 2022 Never thought I would lead an outing club trip up a high peak in the winter, but I did, and it was awesome! The icy scramble at the top was quite scary, but butt sliding down the mountain made up for that!
#22 Owls Head Mar 26, 2022 Outing club trip and ADK firetower #13. It was a nice spring day!
#23 Peaked Mountain Jun 04, 2022 Solo hike! What a fun mountain with lots of easy miles! I loved the pond at the top, there was even a canoe by the camp site.
#24 Snow Mountain Jun 18, 2022 Solo hike! It was misting all day, but it was fun to redo part of the trail I did for Roostercomb. Enjoyed a slice of Noonmark pie at the end!
#25 Hopkins Mountain Jul 01, 2022 Solo hike! This trail is definitely a hidden gem! Not much erosion compared to the typical ADK trail. I had the mountain all to myself!
#26 Snowy Mountain Sep 24, 2022 Hiked with two college friends for ADK firetower #16! Very glad I opted to hike this mountain before the snow fell. I can only imagine how deep the snowpack gets in the winter. I couldn’t get the door open to the cab, but the view I did see was very pretty.
#27 Jay Mountain Oct 09, 2022 Hiked with a friend from college. The views were immaculate! Planned this hike perfectly for peak foliage. I really enjoyed walking along the ridge. I’d definitely want to recreate this day!
#28 Giant Nubble May 08, 2023 Solo hike! What a short but super steep mountain! It was a great day in the mountains, but it felt super weird to see cars zooming along route 73 from the summit.
#29 Mt. Adams May 13, 2023 Hiked with a friend from college for ADK firetower #18 and ADK 29er #29! This was an awesome mountain to finish the challenge on, and just in time for my college graduation! Huge thank you to this challenge and the ADK mountains for guiding me through my college journey!!