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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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- Paths Of Glory
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- The Mountaineer’s Companion
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Another book - well thumbed - which I recently pulled off the Fossil Cabin shelf. In this fifty year old guidebook, there were more th...
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Actually, Mark picked me up in Reno at 3pm, and we were sitting on his deck in Squaw Valley by 4:30pm. A long - but not too difficult - trav...
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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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Given my background as a nordic racer, as tradition demands, yesterday was my first day of the 2025-2026 training and racing season. I had...
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I just pulled this interesting anthology off my shelf; published in 1966, I opened it to one of the final essays, written in 1928 by Kather...
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A week full of rain, some sunny days, snow squalls, and the real arrival of spring. Given the previous week I was pretty tired - ramping...
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YAHOO … finally a spectacularly beautiful day. I took Selden and Alison out to the Grand Adirondack Hotel for a big breakfast. Then came ...
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- July Training Log
- Two Thumbs Up For The Sauna
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- BEST CLIMBING FILMS?
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- EGG FOO COMES TO TOWN!
- Gear Review ... Ueli Steck titanium knife
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- Selden's New Calf Finally Arrived!
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- Cassin Ridge ... An ultra classic
- WOODSWOMAN ... Anne LaBatille
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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')