Over the 2026 MLK Weekend, PATC-MS is returning to the family-owned Rock and River in the Adirondacks for a weekend of ice climbing, back country skiing, and snowshoeing. The lodge is located in a secluded mountain valley at the start of the famous Jack Rabbit Ski Trail (30 miles of trail, often track set).  It’s just outside Keene New York

You’ll need to come with climbing or skiing partners or be prepared to utilize guiding/instruction services. Shared transport etc will be arranged closer to the event.

Trip leaders are Alex Ovodenko (alexovodenko at me.com) and Simon Carr  (sacarr at yahoo.com)

Registration Process

Beds are first come-first serve and registration opens 8am 19 April 2025.

The booking covers Friday evening 16 January – Monday morning 19 January.

In order to maximize the number of people that can come on the trip and to keep the price down, the club is renting out queen beds by the half. If you’d like your own queen bed, you can rent both halves. If you don’t want to share a bed with someone you don’t know, you may want to coordinate renting the same bed with a friend when reservations open.

If you rent a spot and need to cancel, you will need to find someone to transfer your spot to.

There will be a waitlist once all the spots are taken. If you cancel, your spot will be offered to the first person on the waitlist. If they accept, you will need to arrange reimbursement from your replacement – we can tell you whom that is.  If there’s no one left on the waitlist – and you can’t find a replacement – you will still be responsible for the cost – unfortunately we cannot offer refunds for this event. 

To simplify the registration process , we have set the ticket price to $0.  The actual bed cost is $166 per slot and you will be sent an invoice for this once registration is complete.  You will have a week to pay this, after which your reservation will be cancelled.

Rock and River Details

Check out the venue details below for more information about Rock & River. In addition to a variety of rooms to choose from, there are two kitchens for those who have sufficient post-climbing or post-skiing energy to cook. Or you can utilize a variety of restaurants, mostly in Lake Placid a few miles away.

Photos and testimonials from previous club trips:

“Rock and River was a fantastic place to stay and the club should book both lodges for MLK next year again. It turned out the ice climbing was great and people also enjoyed the skiing and hiking, and of course both the guide’s house and the climber’s lodge are perfect bases for a winter ADK weekend.”