Sunday, August 24, 2008

Hock Weekly Totals:

A busy time with 150+ alumni here for Friends' Weekend. I climbed 8 moderate short pitches, one of which was on the sharp end. I had two moderate aerobic sessions on the rowing machine, and one big - seven hour - day in the mountains: Dial and Nippletop (4,000').

Sunday, August 17, 2008

The hay loft

Lucy and Selden looking at the spectacular view of Cascade from the
recently completed barn.

Mark Turns 60 in December

El Presidente - looking as young as ever - at Sunnyside during our
recent trip. How to celebrate? A week in the valley? Eastern ice?
Peru? The alps?

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Good to be home

After the red - eye and a day of work ... Sunset on the lake hill sure
looked good.

Bay Area

With housing prices dropping through the floor, and his stock
portfolio going south as well, Hock looks to invest some pocket change
in a rare lithograph by Joan Miro.

Best beginner route in America?

School Rock on Donner Summit, with the practice slab and Kindergarten
Cracks in full view. Hock bouldered here for 40 minutes before heading
to the Bay.

Fossil Buddies

No peaks bagged but good to reconnect, and we even saw Damny at
Sunnyside.

Tori, Greg, and Mark

Meeting Hock at Third Lake at 8:35 am on Saturday, August 9, 2008.

Mother and Daughter

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Short on routes long on ...

Mountain air and fellowship. The fossils did not get up any of the
"celestial aretes" on Mount Temple. We need to set a bit more time
aside to nail this 13,000' peak.

Yoga guru

She skis, she climbs, she does capoeira, and she helps fossils with
their asanas.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Needless to say ...

There were no trout for dinner, however both Mark and Liz report "lots
of bites."

Call 911

Is that Tori doing first aid on her dad? No ... Tucked in the shadow
of the Palisade Glacier Tori is giving a "remedial fossil yoga" class.

Must do stop!

The Travertine Hot Springs outside of Bridgeport are the perfect thing
for washing away the trail dirt and grime.

Monday, August 11, 2008

No Sierra trip is complete w/o ...

A stop at this amazing bakery. After the two hour hike out from Fourth
Lake I had an apple strudel and a chocolate croissant.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Sierra Arrival

I still have two hours to get to the trailhead, however I could not
resist a photo of the north face of Fairview which I climbed in 2004.
The chicken jambalaya at the Mobil in Lee Vining was awesome.

Jon: cub reporter

Testing rental carts for his newspaper article.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Fossil Cabin Lawn

Take comfort in the nicely grazed and manicured lawn that surrounds
the cabin and mountaineering library ... Compliments of Selden's flock.