I was perusing my personal archival photos, and found this image from my first climbing trip to the Alps (click on the image to enlarge it). I spent a month rock climbing in the United Kingdom, a month in the dolomites, and then another month climbing in the Zermatt and Chamonix areas. (Notice the north face routes on Les Courtes and the Grand Jorasses in the background.) This was the trip when I met Mark and Danny. Finally, as an aside, that old puffy expedition parka, is still hanging on a peg in the Fossil Cabin.