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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
Books I Am Reading
- Paths Of Glory
- Shieldmaiden
- The Mountaineer’s Companion
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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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Selden and I drove just east of Glens Falls - about two hours away - to look at, and test drive several lightly used Subaru cars. Many hour...
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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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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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- Avalanche awareness lecture
- High avalanche danger on Mount Washington
- Another Antique Ski Poster
- SCOTTISH MIXED CLIMBING
- Just back from Manhattan, and still skiing on the ...
- Winter Alpinism in Chamonix
- New England Rando Race Series
- January Thaw
- Thoughts on the recent yoga hubbub
- Nordic skiing from the stone age to skating
- The Old Breed
- New climbing and skiing website about Chamonix
- What is the best shovel for ski mountaineering?
- Blast from the past
- Loppet training
- TLT BOOTS ... good for skiing and climbing
- 20K, 1000', and a great sauna afterwards
- Alps Getting Hammered With Snow Again
- Alex Honnold Interview
- First Ski Descent Of The New Cascade Slide?
- Wish I were going to Cham for spring break!
- Alpinist Jack Roberts Killed
- Yoga ... The great debate continues
- TAOS SKI VALLEY
- Bouldering in Yosemite
- Antique Ski Poster
- Great skiing in Taos
- World Cup Nordic Sprints In Milan ... Kikkan gets ...
- Great day at Taos Ski Valley
- Almost, but not quite there
- Great Ice Climbing Tips
- Skiing one of the new Adirondak slides
- Skiing Taos
- The Hierarchy of Human Propulsion
- Adirondack Ice Climbing
- Twilight skiing ... Before heading to Manhattan
- Snow Cover in the United States
- Still snowing in the Alps
- Be sure to do your yoga ...
- UELI STECK ... The Swiss machine does it again
- Ski Mountaineering Traverses ... It's not a fashio...
- Zermatt Avalanche ... Everyone is stuck in town!
- Pointe Lachenal
- Is Yoga Good For Your Body?
- Skiing in South America
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- Chilly skiing at -15 degrees
- History of backcountry skiing
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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')