Sawteeth, Nippletop, and Dial | Adirondack 46er

Another amazing hike out in the Adirondacks! This was a really nice challenging hike coming in at about 21.75 miles with over 7,100' of elevation gain! Climbed Sawteeth, Nippletop, and Dial, stopping at Rainbow Falls, Indian Head, and Fish Hawk Cliffs along the way! This puts me at 41/46! I took the scenic route, which is the original route up Sawteeth, so of course, it had many incredible views along the way, foreshadowing the other mountains to climb, with a beautiful view at the summit of the Upper Great Range! The multiple outlooks along this route really help break it up and make the steep climb enjoyable. After the beautiful unofficial summit lookout, it was a short trip over to the true summit, which is slightly off the trail via a herd path. After descending the Weil Trail I stopped at the beautiful Rainbow Falls, cascading over 100' tall! The next stop was Indian Head followed by Fish Hawk Cliffs. Indian Head, not surprisingly, was crowded, regardless, it was absolutely beautiful! Fish Hawk Cliffs was a short walk from Indian Head and shared very similar views! Now the climb to Elk Pass. The unnamed ponds at Elk Pass were so beautiful, surrounded by such rugged terrain that it was a great spot to take in the beauty before climbing to Nippletop! The climb up Nippletop was relentlessly steep from Elk Pass, gaining 1200' of elevation in .8 miles! Nippletop absolutely blew my mind and is officially my favorite summit! The views were absolutely insane! The ridge over to Dial was really nice and mild. After Dial, it was a few ups and downs to Noonmark Shoulder, a beautiful spot of new growth due to a wildfire in 1999 that burned roughly 90 acres of land! I'm planning to do Colden and Marshall next! This will leave Allen, Gray, and the finish on Skylight!

[@thomasthetrain19]

I cant believe this only has 4 likes. This is a great video!

[@DerekGHikes]

@thomasthetrain19 thank you for the compliment on the video, and thanks for watching. It'll get there with time!

[@01247Brandon]

Views!!

[@DerekGHikes]

@@01247Brandon so many!

[@kevinvesuviusevilmowgli]

Nippletop was my 37th High Peak Dial was my 38th Sawteeth was my 46th

[@DerekGHikes]

Thanks for watching! This was such a fantastic hike, and Sawteeth is certainly a worthy peak to finish on! I'm planning to end on Skylight.

[@kevinvesuviusevilmowgli]

@@DerekGHikes I’ve done Skylight twice
1st time was with Redfield(who I’ve done 6 times now) Gray(who I’ve done twice now) and Haystack during my 21 Hour Hike
2nd time was with Marcy(who I’ve done twice now) and Phelps(who I’ve done twice now)

[@kevinvesuviusevilmowgli]

@@DerekGHikes after my 2nd of my 6 hikes on Mount Redfield I set out a strategy to get the 27 High Peaks I had left
1st take out all the Herd Path High Peaks(which Cliff was the finish on that on July 9th)
2nd take out all the High Peaks taller than Mount Vesuvius(which I finished with Basin Saddleback Gothics and Armstrong all together in the same hike on August 14th)
Finally take out the remaining High Peaks that are shorter than Mount Vesuvius(which I finished with Colvin Blake and Sawteeth on August 27th)