Resources for Your Adventure

Below are some links to resources we feel you'll find interesting and useful. If you've got more questions after checking out these sites, just let us know--we'd be happy to talk with you!

Scheduling Your Adventure

Ready for adventure? Please click on our "Scheduling" page to begin yours!

Adventure Spirit Forms

For all of our rock, ice, and alpine adventures, please link to the following documents, fill them out completely, and sign. Then either scan and email the forms or mail them to Adventure Spirit, 120 Lakeview Terrace #7, Burlington, VT 05401. Please send these in advance of your adventure. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your health and fitness and the adventure in which you plan to participate, please let us know.

Travel Planning

Go Stowe: Provides a range of resources useful for your travels to and within the Stowe (VT) area.

Vermont Outdoor Guides: Provides helpful links to lodging, activities, and other services useful for your Vermont vacation.

Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce: Provides a range of resources useful for your travels to and within the Mt. Washington (NH) area.

Franconia Notch Chamber of Commerce: Provides a range of resources useful for your travels to and within the Franconia Notch (NH) area.

Conway Hostel: A great place to stay in the Mt. Washington Valley (NH) if you're with a group or on a budget.

Keene Chamber of Commerce: Provides a range of resources useful to your travels to and within the Keene Valley area.

Lake Placid Homepage: Provides a range of resources useful to your travels to and within the Lake Placid/ADK High Peaks area.

Keene Valley Hostel: A great place to stay in Keene Valley (NY) if you're with a group or on a budget. Camping is available, with use of the hostel's kitchen and shower/bath facilities.

High Peaks Hostel: Within walking distance to Lake Placid, this hostel provides clean budget accomodations for individuals and groups.

Appalachian Mountain Club: Offers an array of lodging options in the White Mountains, as well as information on a host of topics related to the conservation and enjoyment of the Appalachian outdoors.

Adirondack Mountain Club: Offers an array of lodging options in the Adirondacks, as well as information on a host of topics related to the conservation and enjoyment of the Adirondack outdoors.

Green Mountain Club: Offers an array of lodging options in the Green Mountains, as well as information on a host of topics related to the conservation and enjoyment of the Green Mountain outdoors.

Adventure Through the Ages: The adventures we all enjoy take place in the outdoor world; at the same time, the travel we take does impact that world. Consider integrating carbon-offsets into your travel strategies and make wise choices about that strategy. This link provides a lengthy review of carbon-offset options and the Executive Summary provides a succinct overview of the best carbon-offset providers.

Adventure Planning & Preparation

Mt. Washington Observatory: Offers the most complete and up-to-the-minute information about Mt. Washington's ever-changing weather.

Mt. Washington Avalanche Center: Offers vital information about the avalanche conditions in Huntington and Tuckerman Ravines (NH).

Outdoor Gear Exchange: This on-line site offers great discounts on new, used, clearance, and closeout merchandise, all supported by friendly and knowledgeable staff. Their bricks-and-mortar site site in Burlington, VT has additional consignment items.

Sierra Trading Post: This on-line site specializes in clearance and closeout merchandise and typically offers substantial discounts and a flexible return policy.

Climbing

New England Ice: A useful resource for information on ice routes and current conditions.

New England Climbing: A useful resource for information on rock and ice routes and current conditions.

CRAG-VT: The Climbing Resource and Access Group of Vermont (CRAG-VT) is the voice for Vermont climbers.

Smugglers Notch Ice Guide: An online resource for information about Smugglers Notch ice climbs.

Highpointers Club: This organization brings together climbers who are on the quest to summit the highpoints in each of the fifty states.

TOPOS

Click on the links below for some pencil and paper sketches of some favorite local and international climbs. NOTE--Before you choose to download any of these topos, you must agree to the following: Climbing routes and conditions are constantly changing. The topos here represent only one person's interpretation of a route at a particular point in time, and the authors of these topos accept no responsibility for any inconvenience, injury, or death that might occur during your own climbing of any routes featured in the topos. In using this topos you agree that you and your climbing party are solely responsible for the decisions made and consequences incurred during your climb.