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The COOLEST Cave in VT - Lake Mansfield & Clara Bow | 11/16/24
I have visited Nebraska Notch 7 times since freshman year, yet I always wondered what "Clara Bow Trail (Rough)" would entail. As I was...
Izzy Risitano
Nov 16, 20244 min read


Jay Pass - South Gilpin - Domey's Dome - Buchanan - Hazen's Notch | 10/5 - 10/6/24
Since I've had my Long Trail map, I've gotten a chuckle from a northern peak called "Domey's Dome." Just a stone's throw from Canada,...
Izzy Risitano
Oct 7, 20244 min read


Mount Belvidere via Forester's & Frank Post Trail | 9/29/24
Mount Belvidere has recently become my favorite peak in Vermont. Since hiking the 3300-footer twice this week, most recently the...
Izzy Risitano
Sep 29, 20244 min read


Skylight Pond Photo Journal
For this year's Mountain Leader Course trainings, I again returned to Skylight Pond trail with the 2023 group. To get a better hold on...
Izzy Risitano
Oct 3, 20231 min read


Round Top Shelter: Part Two
Many months ago, I sat down for a meeting to coordinate the 2023 Mountain Leader Course for the Adventure Sports Center at Saint Mike’s....
Izzy Risitano
Aug 30, 20233 min read


Mt. Pisgah Mini Report | 3/24/23
I have attempted to visit Lake Willoughby on a clear day four times now. The first, in a rain storm, the second a low cloud ceiling, then...
Izzy Risitano
Mar 24, 20232 min read


Mount Mansfield & Rodger's Ledge | Halloweekend 2022!
Despite committing to a series of post-bedtime events on Halloweekend, I had still planned on hiking Saturday and Sunday because I knew...
Izzy Risitano
Oct 31, 20224 min read


The Best Way to do Wilson and Breadloaf | 10/8/22 - 10/9/22
I had committed to leading a handful of Mountain Leader Course trips for my college this fall and some of those happened to be...
Izzy Risitano
Oct 10, 20225 min read


Mendon Peak (Bushwhack) | 9/5/22
Rounding the corner on sixty-something of my Hundred Highest, I still wasn’t any less scared of bushwhacks than I was when I decided to...
Izzy Risitano
Sep 5, 20224 min read


Sterling Pond & Spruce Peak | 9/3/22
Today was a rare hike. Not because of the terrain or the company, but because I walked more miles last night when I went out with...
Izzy Risitano
Sep 3, 20223 min read


Mount Abraham | 5/10/22
In a strong effort to procrastinate studying for finals, I decided it would be a great idea to do a 4K during finals week the day before...
Izzy Risitano
May 23, 20222 min read


Round Top Shelter via the Long Trail
With the end of my first year of college approaching far more rapidly than I would like, I had been sure to make note of bucket list...
Izzy Risitano
May 1, 20223 min read
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