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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')
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- December was a good month ... 17,500'
- Doug Robinson ... Still doing it after all these y...
- A Good Workout
- 2012 UTMB video
- An interview with Yvon Chouinard
- The Hobbit
- Kikkan on the top step of the podium again!
- Post Christmas Reading And Skiing Binge
- Sartorial splendor
- Snowing Hard
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- Another Dawn Patrol
- Finally feeling better ... two good ski workouts
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- Light is Right ... a revised look almost 30 years ...
- Case study of an avalanche ... a must read and watch
- Awesome Mountain Fiction
- Good day for the Nordic men ... Kudos to Hoffman a...
- A nice 40 minute workout
- Looking good in the Silvrettas
- Relaxing at the Fossil Cabin
- Thin conditions but there is ice to be climbed
- The cutting edge ... Hard climbing in Chamonix
- The Hobbit ... re-reading for the zillionth time
- Trail running to Skimo training
- Things are looking better for the Fossil Icefest
- The snow is flying ... get psyched for Austria
- Unseasonably warm again ... ugh!
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- Quebec World Cup Sprint Course
- Snow making at Nordic ski areas
- Climate change impacting winter tourism ... Import...
- Joy to the Children
- Ibuprofen ... and the endurance athlete
- Another dawn patrol at the Whiteface Ski Area
- A Great Workout But ...
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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')