Time to pull out the guidebook and start thinking about route selection. Urus, Ishinca, Tocllaraju, Ranrapalca, Alpamayo, Quitaraju are all possibilities.
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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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- 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
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- 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!
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- Less Than Ten Months Until We Head For The Andes
- Fond memories of Michael ... South Face of the Pet...
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- More Nordic Footage From The New Zealand Winter Games
- Elizabeth Hawley: keeper of the mountains
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- What are the best AT bindings?
- Why Does Hock Struggle On 5.10a?
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- 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
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- DENALI: west buttress and Cassin ridge
- NCS Grads Nordic racing in New Zealand
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- Hard New Route On Mont Blanc
- Reconciling your profession and your climbing passion
- 2011 Outdoor Retailers Show
- Development Threatens Red Rocks
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- 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
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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')