Adirondack 29er Challenge Finisher Profile for #79 - Joe Busch
From Queensbury, NY
| # | Peak | Date Summitted | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jay Mountain | Aug 26, 1998 | Great range to hike |
| #2 | Blueberry Mountain | Aug 09, 2000 | Went on to Porter and Cascade |
| #3 | Treadway Mountain | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| #4 | Lyon Mountain | Jun 25, 2003 | Working on the Fire Tower Challenge |
| #5 | Giant Nubble | May 20, 2004 | Didn't have the energy to do Giant - so we went to the Nubble instead |
| #6 | Peaked Mountain | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| #7 | Round Mountain | Apr 16, 2005 | Nice views - did loop with Noonmark |
| #8 | Bald Peak | Sep 21, 2005 | One of my favorites - great views |
| #9 | Wright Peak | Jun 18, 2006 | I'm a 46er - this one was one of my favorites along with Algonquin |
| #10 | Hopkins Mountain | Aug 09, 2006 | Good views |
| #11 | Indian Head | Aug 13, 2007 | Enjoyed the walk down the road into the Ausable Mt property ... not! seemed long. Great views |
| #12 | Owls Head Lookout | Sep 05, 2007 | Hiked this a few times - could be tough parking |
| #13 | Rooster Comb | Aug 19, 2008 | |
| #14 | Snow Mountain | Aug 19, 2008 | |
| #15 | Mt. Adams | Oct 10, 2010 | I'm a geocacher - did the caches up there and did climb the tower for the views |
| #16 | Snowy Mountain | Nov 09, 2010 | I do geocaching and went for the caches on the way up. Glad to see the tower! |
| #17 | Crane Mountain | May 08, 2011 | Challenging hike with great views - always do the loop |
| #18 | First Brother | Sep 20, 2011 | Went onto 2nd 3rd and Big Slide |
| #19 | Owls Head | Jul 10, 2013 | |
| #20 | Ampersand Mountain | Sep 04, 2013 | Challenging hike with a big pay off |
| #21 | Saint Regis Mountain | Sep 04, 2013 | woking on the Fire Tower challenge and did this one |
| #22 | Pharaoh Mountain | Oct 02, 2013 | Good views once you get there! Found this to be a long hike |
| #23 | Moxham Mountain | Oct 16, 2013 | |
| #24 | Poke-o-moonshine | Jul 15, 2015 | Nice hike with great views - lots of people up there the day we went |
| #25 | Goodnow Mountain | Sep 16, 2015 | Liked the restored Ranger Cabin at the top |
| #26 | Noonmark Mountain | Oct 14, 2015 | One of my favorite hikes - it is relentless going up |
| #27 | Cat Mountain | Apr 12, 2017 | I have approached this one from Thomas - but also from Edgecomb pond |
| #28 | Buck Mountain | Jun 21, 2017 | Live nearby - hiked frequently / tough final push up at the end |
| #29 | Black Mountain | Aug 02, 2017 | Working on the Lake George 12ster challenge ... hiked before. Did the loop |
| #30 | Fivemile Mountain | Aug 23, 2017 | |
| #31 | Hadley Mountain | May 23, 2018 | Many times hiked. I'm on the Hadley Fire Tower committee |
| #32 | Wakely Mountain | Aug 08, 2018 | Did this one for the Indian Lake challenge - got the geocache and did climb the tower |
| #33 | Vanderwhacker | Aug 15, 2018 | Not a big summit at all! Got the geocache at the top. Part of the Indian Lake challenge |
| #34 | Chimney Mountain | Sep 04, 2018 | Hiked a few times .. did this one for the Indian Lake Challenge |
| #35 | Pitchoff Mountain | Sep 26, 2018 | At the beginning the trail split - was confusing. Did this for the Lake Placid 9er challenge |
| #36 | Hurricane Mountain | Oct 03, 2018 | Hiked from all 3 directions .. prefer the ranger trail approach |
| #37 | Catamount Mountain | Oct 17, 2018 | Tight squeeze! was icy when we did this for the Lake Placid 9er series |
| #38 | Blue Mountain | Oct 25, 2018 | Started out like Fall - reached summit and it was winter! |