While this is very good for the experienced hiker who wants to explore the Adirondack Mountains, for me, who is a novice hiker who hasn’t climbed any mountains and was hoping to read more about what a novice would need in this range, it felt like it was too much. The author has many excellent tips at the start of the book - they are useful for all hikers of any level. But after that, when he starts to describe the trails in more detail, that seemed a little too detailed for the newcomer. But I would recommend it to experienced hikers

Full of useful information based on the author's personal experience. I appreciate the humor and honesty with which he describes each hike. This book is a must-have if you ever plan to hike in the Adironacks, but it's also just an interesting mountain adventure story as well.

As a New Yorker that lives very close to the adk mountains I was excited to see this. James did a great job with tips and tricks he used as well as detailed accounts of his trips. As an aspiring 46er I found this extremely helpful. With it being so local this is something I will definitely want to have an available for patrons.

Very interesting and inspiring read on this man’s adventures and gives a lot of wonderful perspective and advice