MISSION of CATSKILL MOUNTAINEER

CatskillMountaineer.com is a group effort of several experienced hikers of the region. Some members of the group have close to 50 years of experience of hiking in the Catskill Mountains. After thousands of hours of work, the site was officially lifted on August 7, 2009. And even so, it continues to be a work in progress. We continue to add hikes and information to the site. The mission of CatskillMountaineer.com is to educate and help people enjoy and experience the Catskill Mountains better. Catskill Mountaineer is not about competition, becoming a club, catering to one group or purpose, ranking our members, selective membership, or making money. It is about providing the best information possible to any person or organization interested in the outdoors within the Catskill Mountains. This small group of avid outdoors people have spent thousands of dollars so that you can have a better experience in the Catskill Mountains. We hope that you find the site informative and get a change to enjoy the Catskill Mountains the way we do. While we try to get the information on CatskillMountaineer.com as accurate as possible, there are always mistakes. You should always rely on multiple sources and maps to plan your outdoor fun. Conditions can change in a matter of minutes, so be aware that just because someone traveled down the path a few minutes ago safely, does not mean that you will not have an incident at the same location. Hiking is dangerous, and people die up in the mountains almost monthly. Always exercise safe outdoor procedures. Getting to the top of a mountain or achieving a goal should not be more important then arriving and departing safely. We are an Educational Site dedicated to help residents and visitors enjoy the outdoors of the Catskill Mountains. The Catskill Mountains primarily encompasses Greene, Ulster, Delaware, and Sullivan Counties in the state of New York. We are also a News organization that is only interested in outdoor news pertaining to other people who share similar interest. We are not interested in sensationalism or providing "juicy" stories to increase readership. In the event that an incident or trajedy occurs, our first and primary interest is the family of the victim. Our web site is divided into two major sections. The first section is about information on the outdoors of the Catskill Mountains. The second section is the Forum where anyone can participate in discussions or questions about the outdoors of the Catskill Mountains. We are more interested in quality conversations on the Forum, then meaningless conversations about nothing. We also want everyone to be civil and treat everyone equally. We expect our users to not engage in favoritism or degrading others because "they are not good enough". The forum should be an enjoyable and educational experience.

USE OF IMAGES FROM CATSKILL MOUNTAINEER

CatskillMountaineer.com does allow limited use of images from our site to News Organizations, other Hiking Forums, Universities and Colleges, and Individuals. Other organizations and commercial interest should contact Catskill Mountaineer for permission. In ALL cases, use of images outside this website, the following rules apply: Any use of images must have at least one of the following: (1) notice of the ownership of the image with this wording, "Courtesy of CatskillMountaineer.com" directly below the image; (2) Clickable image link to our website where the image was taken. That is, if you click on the image it will take you to our page where the image was taken; (3) The following words put onto the image with Photoshop in 10 pt type, "CatskillMountaineer.com". The color of the font must be reasonably readable. You may NOT use any image that already has a copyright notice to another owner other then CatskillMountaineer.com, or the image is credited to an individual. CatskillMountaineer.com is not degraded by the use of the image. The images may NOT be used on any website including, but not limited to, (a) websites of a sexual nature; (b) websites promoting violence and degrading context; (c) or any website that will degrade the quality of our image or reputation. In ALL cases, please Email us that you have lifted the image with a clickable URL where the images is located on your website. In most cases, you will not hear back from us. If you do hear back from us, we may ask that you take the image down. If you are uncertain if we would approve of the images use, please contact us first. We do have thousands of images in high resolution tiff or jpg format. If you have a particular situation where you need an image, please contact us by Email.

LEGAL MATTERS of CATSKILL MOUNTAINEER

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