From the Hudson River School of painting but some of his best work was from his trips to the Andes. (Click here to find out more about him and his work.)
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Hock on the 5.7 "Razor" Pitch
Selden and Gary getting ready to frame the cabin
Fossils on Ishinca (18,500')
A bunch of old guys still enjoying the mountains, and the training they need to do to get off the couch
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- The Mountaineer’s Companion
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I had a good chat with Dr. Byrne, who 15 years ago 'scoped my right knee. After checking me out, looking at the pictures, and hearing ho...
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- Have a Great Labor Day
- Hock Weekly Totals:
- Avalanche Update
- Frederic Church: andean paintings
- Hello from a fossil friend
- Fall is coming!
- The Oxford Mountaineering Essays
- Climbing fiction
- The Chamonix List
- Recent Avalanche in the News
- Another blast from the past!
- Hock Weekly Totals:
- Cleaning the crag
- Steaks, ice cream, and raw milk in your coffee
- The hay loft
- Mark Turns 60 in December
- Gas
- Selden Finishes the Barn
- Good to be home
- Bay Area
- Best beginner route in America?
- Fossil Buddies
- Tori, Greg, and Mark
- Mother and Daughter
- Short on routes long on ...
- Yoga guru
- Needless to say ...
- Call 911
- Must do stop!
- No Sierra trip is complete w/o ...
- Sierra Arrival
- Jon: cub reporter
- Thirty Years Ago
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Important Climbing And Skiing Website Links
Aiguille de Gliere
Hock on the 5.7 "Razor" Pitch
Hock's best. What were your Five biggest and best routes?
- South Ridge of the Gliere
- North Ridge of the Grand Teton
- North Buttress of Middle Cathedral
- Sentinel Rouge on Mount Blanc
- Black Dike on Cannon
Hock's handful of could have, would have, wished I had, and still hope to do routes!
- West Face Tocllaraju
- North Face of the Matterhorn
- Black Ice Colouir on the Grand Teton
- Cassin Ridge on Denali
Fossil Clubhouse
Selden and Gary getting ready to frame the cabin
Cordillera Blanca
Fossils on Ishinca (18,500')