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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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- Alpine Rising
- The Chalet
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- A New Slide On Wright
- The Eiger Nordwand in Video
- THE ROAD NEAR CHAPEL POND SLABS
- Time to check your beacon and search procedures
- Overcoming the banality of mountaineering
- Everything You Need To Know About Crampon Durability
- Skiing in South America
- In Irene's Wake ... new slides in the Adirondacks
- Alpine Flowers In Yosemite
- JUMP ... A steep edge video
- A Yosemite Fossil Memory
- Thinking About Ice Climbing In Winter ... a good v...
- Quote of the Week ... About Dougal after the Eiger...
- A Bit Of Rock Climbing History ... John Menlove Ed...
- BLAST FROM THE PAST: valley of death on Denali
- Camp Four and the climbing culture
- First Female To Climb All 8000 Meter Peaks Without...
- We didn't call it dry-tooling back in the 1970s
- Toulumne Meadows is awesome
- El Presidente master fly fisherman!
- Yosemite Crack Climbing
- Laps on Puppy Dome
- Fishing in Toulumne
- South side of Mont Blanc
- Less Than Ten Months Until We Head For The Andes
- Fond memories of Michael ... South Face of the Pet...
- Do we really need another expedition to investigat...
- Cramming for your IFMGA test
- More Nordic Footage From The New Zealand Winter Games
- Elizabeth Hawley: keeper of the mountains
- Cragging
- What are the best AT bindings?
- Why Does Hock Struggle On 5.10a?
- Are Crunches Necessary?
- More From Mark Twight
- Free Mountaineering E- Books
- 50 Year History of Alpinism and the Montain Equipm...
- Karakorum Classic ... Nayser Brakk (5200m)
- Summer Solstice Ski Descent ... SW Face of the Den...
- A Bit Of Rock Climbing History
- Blast From The Past ... Talkeetna, Denali, and our...
- NEW ZEALAND WINTER GAMES
- Next Generation of Extreme Alpinists
- Tuning Up For A Couple Of Days In The Sierras
- New Route on the Matterhorn
- 2011-2012 Snow Forecast
- Colin Haley's Thoughts on Gear For Alpinism
- Historic Mountain Film
- SKI MOUNTAINEERING TECHNIQUE
- Last Day Of Summer Rox
- DENALI: west buttress and Cassin ridge
- NCS Grads Nordic racing in New Zealand
- SKI MOUNTAINEERING ... light is right
- Still skiing the Baldy Main Chute in Mid-August
- Ten More Months Until We Leave For Peru
- Quote of the Week ... About Chamonix
- Black Ice Couloir ...hoping to bag this route befo...
- Elite women's nordic training camp in Alaska
- Hard New Route On Mont Blanc
- Reconciling your profession and your climbing passion
- 2011 Outdoor Retailers Show
- Development Threatens Red Rocks
- Soloing easy laps at Owl's Head
- Blast from the past ... Mike Brochu on the West Rib
- GEAR REVIEW ... alpine touring bindings
- Six Million Acres of Adirondack Rock
- A Day With Colin Haley In Chamonix
- Blast from the Past ... 1984 Wild Things
- Ueli Steck Again
- Classic Chamonix Summit ... Aiguille de la Republique
- The "Other" NCS Crag
- Stocking Up For The Fossil Icefest In December
- US Men's Nordic Ski Team
- More from Mark Twight's KISS OR KILL
- New Trailer for South American Ski Mountaineering ...
- New Routes at NCS
- Vertical Magazine App!
- GEAR REVIEW ... SUPER LIGHT CLIMBING AND SKIING HE...
- Eiger Direct ... Important First Free Ascent
- Bouldering Covered By The New York Times
- Laugh, Cry, or Congratulations?
- Quote of the Week ... from Mark Twight
- Enjoy this last month of summer
- Super light alpine and ski mountaineering harness
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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')