Heaven Up-h'isted-ness!


Item Number: 207

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Description

Heaven Up-h'isted-ness! The History of the Adirondack Forty-Sixers and the High Peaks of the Adirondacks.  A comprehensive history of the hiking club, whose members have climbed the 46 highest peaks in the Adirondack mountains, and in-depth profiles of the peaks themselves.


The 702-page hardcover volume includes:



  • An introduction by James (Tony) Goodwin, Jr.

  • An extended history of the club tracing its roots and evolution through a changing High Peaks environment

  • Profiles of the first 46ers and early club leaders

  • Detailed descriptions and histories of each of the 46 High Peaks

  • A complete membership roster of recorded 46ers from the first finishers in 1925 through the finishers as of December 31, 2010

  • More than 150 photos and illustrations, many from the photo collection of Grace Hudowalski from the 1930s