|
Renowned camp winter Forty-Sixers Eric Bauer and Dan Herbert scrambled over the final boulders of Saddleback Mountain, reaching the summit at 3:18 pm, on Saturday, August 20. Their ascent was the 46th and final of the day for Pok-O-MacCready, as camp family members were successful in  reaching all of the Adirondack High Peaks in one day for the second year in a row.
“It wasn’t as easy as last year,” said event organizer Tim Singer. “We had to do a bit of 11th hour shuffling and it was thanks to climbers such as Bauer and Danny Boy- who not only did Saddleback, but the rest of the Upper Range and Marcy- that we were able to pull this off again.”
Singer added that the weather was “a key factor in our success”, with warm, but dry conditions throughout the climbing day. In fact, the day of summits was actually a little under seven hours, from the time the Ambrose group reached the top of Macomb (left), to the final ascent, on Saddleback. (See list of summit times, and hikers BELOW). 2011 marked the third time that the camp family succeeded in climbing all 46 in one day, following 1992 and 2010. The camp family has managed to climb at least 40 peaks in every attempt.
For the second time in ten 46-in-a-Day events, a climber completed the personal 46ers. Former camper Natalie Whitney (right) reached the summit of Colden at 12:15 pm- camp’s 24th of the day, and Natalie’s 46th overall, to become the 340th member of the Pok-O-MacCready family to complete the quest (see full list HERE).
As always, the 46-in-a-Day served as a fund raiser for the Adirondack Scholarship Foundation. The totals are still being added up but, at last count, over five thousand dollars was pledged to financially assist children in attending summer camp. “Another great year for our fund raising events,” said Singer. “Between the Patch Sprint and this, we have probably added four or five scholarships to next year’s tally. We are so appreciative to everyone who took part in either, or both of these events.”
ONE DAY - 46 MOUNTAINS - 46 PICTURES. SEE GALLERY HERE
|
