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Hock on the 5.7 "Razor" Pitch
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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KURTYKA WAS A LEADING PROPONENT OF FAST AND LIGHT IN THE 1970s and 1980s. This is a historically important essay written in 1988. The Art ... -
In June 2019, I was co-leader of this fantastic trip, which had us crossing multiple 16,000' passes, before we closed the loop. Our two...
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We came from nowhere towns like Upland, Cucamonga, Ontario, and Montclair. None of us had done anything more distinguished than chase down... -
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It was a wonderful week, with excellent weather and good ski conditions. As with other years - festivities - kept the overall volume low. ...
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- Aid Climbing How To Do
- 233 Cabins to Close in Curry
- Yale Mountaineering Collection
- 20K groomed
- Motivational Video
- Teaming Up Again
- Faster than a speeding bullet
- North Face of Pitchoff
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- El Cap: the 50th anniversary of the "Nose"
- Article: climbing in Chamonix
- Happy Thanksgiving
- First laps of the Season
- Mountain Collection: videos
- Cascade Lakes: ice is forming nicely
- Golf Course Skiing
- Ice: a report from Larry
- First Ice
- Winter is definitely here!
- Almost Heading Home
- Half Dome
- Hannah
- Great Day
- Fantastic 36 Hours
- Halley's Comet
- Gorgeous end to the day
- Finishing the Evening
- Last Pitch
- Gearing up
- The Big Stone
- Fossil Liftoff!
- It's getting colder!
- Fossil Support
- More Snow Coming
- Mountain Library: adirondacks
- Early Ice
- Hock's Collection
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- Election Day
- Mountain Library: guidebooks
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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')