§ Pursuits & Outdoors · Chapter III
Guides & Instruction.
10 entries in the Register — Licensed Adirondack guide services — hiking, climbing, paddling, and fly-fishing guides, plus mountaineering and climbing instruction. The Park's guiding tradition dates to the 1800s; New York still licenses its guides.
§ The Roster · 10 Entries
Every entry, in rank order.
Adirondack All Seasons Guide ServiceYear-round, woman-owned guide and trip-planning service specializing in guided day hikes for the 46er High Peaks, Saranac Lake 6ers, and Tupper Lake Triad, plus canoe, kayak, camping, snowshoe, and cross-country ski trips.Adirondack Mountain & Stream Guide ServiceFour-season licensed guide service in the central Adirondacks with over 35 years of trips for fishing, hunting, canoeing, hiking, backpacking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.Alpine Adventures, Inc.Husband-and-wife guide service on Route 9N in Keene offering private instruction and guiding for rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, and backcountry skiing since 1985.Cloudsplitter Mountain GuidesAMGA-trained guides working from a Route 73 basecamp in Keene Valley, leading private rock and ice climbs, High Peaks summit trips, and backcountry ski tours.Fly Fish the AdirondacksIndependent one-guide service run by NYS-licensed guide Richard Garfield out of Wilmington — wading fly-fishing trips on the Ausable, Saranac, Salmon, Chateaugay, and Raquette systems, plus casting instruction and winter ice fishing.
Guide ADKFour-season Adirondack guide service running half- and full-day hiking, camping, climbing, paddling, and winter trips geared to all ability levels, including full 46er support.Horrocks OutfittingFly and light-tackle fishing charters run by Zac Horrocks, a seventh-generation Adirondacker and NYS-licensed guide, fishing area lakes and backcountry waters from a 22-foot Pathfinder.Hungry Trout Fly ShopFull-service fly shop on the West Branch Ausable at the Hungry Trout Resort, with a licensed guide service running river, pond, and lake trips plus a fly-fishing school and youth program.Onward Mountain GuidesOwner-operated guide service run by Jarrod Blundy offering personalized hiking, backpacking, rock and ice climbing, paddling, and ski trips across the Adirondacks.Square Eddy ExpeditionsSmall Main Street outfit running guided whitewater raft trips through the 17-mile Hudson River Gorge, along with guided hikes and multi-day hike-in raft-out expeditions.