A novel form of training that we do once or twice a year ... CHICKEN HARVEST. Hock running the plucking station. We harvested 95 chickens and 20 very large turkeys.
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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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- Improving your grip for rock climbing
- The best alpine touring boot?
- Skiing On Everest
- Short Video Eulogy For Walter Bonatti
- Climbing the new slide on Cascade
- Honnold solos Cosmic Debris
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- MARK TWIGHT ... in the news again
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- RACING UP WHITEFACE
- Greenhouse Gases
- Skiing The South Face Of Denali
- Crag climbing at NCS
- Can we ever get enough of the Eiger Northface?
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- Big weekend for the twins
- LA NINA ... and the 2012 ski season
- Should Climbers Meditate?
- YOSEMITE VALLEY ... still sublime or far too crowded?
- Walter Bonatti ... New York Times Obituary
- Himalayan Climbing ... Mount Meru
- First Snow in Aspen ... September 15, 2011
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- Walter Bonatti Passes Away
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- Whatever happened to Mark Twight?
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- Double pole technique video
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- New Crag Record
- Skiing In Peru
- Reel Rock 2011 Trailer
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- 156 Days Until The Canadian Ski Marathon
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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')