Kilian Jornet and Stevie Kremer win

Emelie Forsberg in the picture takes second.

Registering tomorrow ... Callie? Liz? El Presidente?

Western States 100 ... classy aid station sign

Nice Weekend Run

OLD SCHOOL ADVENTURE

The Road From Karakol Trailer from Outdoor Research on Vimeo.

Alpinist Kyle Dempster, bicycles to the mountains in Kyrgyzstan and then solos a new route ... seriously stout. If this whet your appetite then CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE REST.

A POPULAR RUNNING MYTH?

CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE.

Quote of the Week ... george sheehan

"And because running operates at all levels, during our hour run the route is at once a gymnasium, a laboratory, a classroom, even a temple."

Excerpt From: "Running & Being." Rodale Press, 2013

Exercise addiction ... when does a good thing go bad?

A series of differing opinions in last week's New York Times. To read the thoughts of DR. Lieberman, the evolutionary biologist at Harvard. CLICK HERE.

Nordic stud ... andy newell

Dryland from Chris Milliman on Vimeo.

Roller ski test drives

Lucy is taking the next couple of weeks to test drive sone roller skis before she plunks down some hard earned cash, and buys a pair to take to St. Paul's.

Super steep ski descent

Given the spectacular winter, steep lines are still being skied all over the alps. Last week the first ski descent of the west face of the Dent Blanche was done. CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE DESCENT.

Running in British Columbia ... Motivational video

Get off the couch and get after it ... whatever "it" may be.

Cuillin Ridge ... has been on my hit list forever

Not sure I will ever get back to Scotland to give it another look ... last time was 35 years ago and it never stopped raining. CLICK HERE TO READ A TRIP REPORT.

Terrorism in the Himalayas

A recent Taliban attack left almost a dozen dead from a Nanga Parbat expedition. CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEWS COVERAGE IN THE ALPINIST

Western States 100

This famous ultra-marathon starts on June 29. Callie is on Rory Bosio's crew and will do 20 miles of pacing. CLICK HERE TO READ A PREVIEW ABOUT THE TOP WOMEN RACERS ... INCLUDING RORY.

Nice weekend run

Lucy and I ran up the 750' to a small knob in the a Beaver Brook wilderness tract just outside of Wilmington.

Interesting Tahoe website

CLICK HERE FOR A VISIT.

Performance art, crazy, profane ...

Petit Bus Rouge Trailer from sebastien montaz-rosset on Vimeo.

One thing for sure, these guys and gals are highly skilled mountaineers and athletes.

El Presidente and his freedom Mobile

Kicking back at the Fossil Cabin

I had the NCS farm staff over for a sauna and tons of Ben and Jerry's ... a good time was had by all.

Blast From The Past ... Ali refuses induction

Still fresh in my mind, it seems like it was only yesterday. CLICK HERE TO READ THE TIMES ARTICLE.

Spring skiing on the Grand

The Ford/Stettner from Jason Dorais on Vimeo.

A model for the Fossil Club

He is still doing the Mount Washington Road Race - 7.6 miles and 4,500' - after all these years. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE.

Quote of the Week ... from a coffee mug in the Treetops dining room

In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, do not try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.

As we approach the longest day of the year are you dreaming about skiing?

Watch this trailer ... INTO THE MIND ... A multi-sport film about the mountain addiction by Sherpas Cinema.

Into The Mind - Official Teaser from Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo.

Ode to trail running

MOVE - A (very) Short Film About Trail Running from Darcy Turenne on Vimeo.

KINGS OF THE ROAD ... a great read

For someone that got "into" running in the 1970s during the boom years, this will be a very evocative period piece. Memories of watching Shorter on TV winning the gold medal come quickly to mind, along with TV memories of Watergate, memories of the runner's watering hole the Eliot Lounge in Boston, as well as the famous 1982 Boston Marathon dubbed the "Duel in the Sun."

Any runner will enjoy this fast paced read, but especially someone who came of age in the 1970s.

Longest day of the year is coming up and there is still great ski touring in the alps

CLICK HERE TO READ A TRIP REPORT. CLICK HERE FOR ANOTHER TRIP REPORT.

Rock climbing on Owl's Head

Before the rain moved in, Gary and I managed some nice laps on moderate crack climbs. It was good to scratch some anorthosite.

Jon turns 26

After the Great Adirondack Trail Race, Selden baked a vegan cake, and we headed down to Saratoga to celebrate Jon's birthday. We went out to an awesome Indian restaurant and then had cake in his apartment. His job should start next week after they finish the background check.

Great Adirondack Trail Run

The long event is 11.6 miles and 3300', we did the shorter event which was 3.5 miles, with 500' of climbing, and over a thousand feet of knee pain descent. Melanie (NCS faculty) and Lucy finished 14th and 15th respectively. Lucy won some swag for being one of the fastest under 20 year-olds. I was smack-dab in the middle of the 90+ person field. I took the downhills slow and it still killed my knees.

Going to the Alps, Peru, Nepal ... something you ought to think about.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE WILD SNOW ARTICLE ON RESCUE INSURANCE.

Great mid-week run

Taking advantage of a short window of good weather, I ran out and back on Alstead Hill and the a Jackrabbit Trail.

Norwegian Birkiebeiner

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Still hoping to ski the classic sometime, and of course if I go I will have to spend a few days in Oslo. CLICK HERE TO READ NY TIMES ARTICLE ON 36 HOURS IN OSLO.

Spectacularly Beautiful Everest Footage

Everest -A time lapse short film from Elia Saikaly on Vimeo.

The story of the Fossil Club!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SLIDESHOW.

Who says light AT boots don't make a difference!

Clicking off sub-nine minute miles on the Marcy Airfield track in his Dynafit TLT boots.

Ueli on the North Face of the Monch

CLICK HERE TO SEE JON GRIFFITH'S SUPERB PHOTOS.

BLAST FROM THE PAST ... coaching the 1984 NCS nordic team at the easterns

My top skier that year placed third. The two guys just in front of him combined to make 6 Olympic teams. Matt went on to high school, won a nordic combined silver medal, as a freshman, in the Junior Olympics and then switched to varsity basketball ... ugh!

Heart Rate Monitor ... fantastic iPhone app

> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT IT.

Track workout with Lucy.

She warmed up with a mile jog, then 10 minutes of stretching, followed by 8X100 meters (target time of 18 seconds) with a 300 meter jog recovery. This was followed by another 10 minutes of stretching and a mile warm-down. I just jogged barefoot on the grass for 45 minutes. (This morning I did a short hike.)

Great Saturday morning Run With Lucy

Of course she had to wait for me every 10-15 minutes.

College buddies get together to celebrate Lenny's 60th

MOUNT RAINIER ... FKT ... Skiing

Up and own in 3:57:55. CLICK HERE TO READ A TRIP REPORT.

Lucy graduates from North Country School

CLICK HERE TO WATCH A SLIDESHOW.

Persistence Hunting ... was Paleolithic man the first marathoner

David Attenborough's BBC documentary has a segment about one of the only remaining tribes that still hunts in this manner ... Running their prey to exhaustion. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO.

Off the couch ... Brian D.

Getting after it on a six pitch route in Tahquitz. The beta from Brian on "Whodunit" is as follows: What an aesthetic line! A little bit of every type of climbing technique was required: friction, face, finger, hand and fist cracks, some off width and a true chimney with a strenuous exit. We did it in 6 long… pitches: 5.9, 5.9. 5.8, 5.8, 5.7 (steep 2-3” crack dihedral with thankfully small incuts for my tired feet that were not visible from below) and a committing and stiff overhang finish, then a mellow 5.4 overhang with jugs to a 4th class groove to the true summit. Pretty perfect day; good guide and about 75 degrees with a little wind and no clouds. 10h car to car.

Lander ... who would have known

I spent a fair amount of time here in the 80s, as it was always where we geared up, or took rest days after the Winds. I did a bit of climbing in Sinks Canyon, but would never have imagined it turning into a Mecca.

Chamonix powder on June 2nd

While I had a wonderful mid-March ski traverse in the Alps, the winter has continued to go on and on ... CLICK HERE TO READ ALL ABOUT IT.

Sunday morning workout

A slow and easy 50 minutes on the biathlon trails, then I will follow up with a short afternoon hike up Owl's Head, and some yoga.

Hillary Step in the New York Times

It is not often that the newspaper of record covers "hot" climbing issues. Of course, the author does not spend time on real solutions such as sharply curtailing the number of permits issued to guiding concessions. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE.

Mountain Running ... another video to get you fired up