A bunch of old guys still enjoying the mountains, and the training they need to do to get off the couch
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Three long days for Lucy
This is her largest volume block of training for the summer. Thursday she did a sunrise roller ski up Whiteface with the NYSEF girls, and then spent 90 minutes in the weight room at the Olympic Training Center. Friday she hiked up Dix (summit photo). And Saturday she is running a 20k leg on our relay team.
SEEMS LIKE SHE IS READY FOR CROSS COUNTRY THUS FALL.
SEEMS LIKE SHE IS READY FOR CROSS COUNTRY THUS FALL.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Tapering for the UTMB
With less than a week to go before the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, Anton Krupicka is "dialing it back" a bit ... an ascent of the Gouter route from the valley (up and down in six), a nice jog up gornergrat, a casual three day circumnavigation of Mont Blanc, and really a totally casual week with 32k of climbing and 16 hours of running ... pretty cushy for him as it is a 25% reduction from the standard fare. It would be great to get an American on the podium.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Monday, August 26, 2013
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Matterhorn Record ... up and down in 2:52!
From the church square in Cervinia, to the top and back, in under three hours. Incredible.CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS AMAZING FOOTAGE.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Edward arrives on campus
He is looking quite fit, and we have not mentioned cuy even once! Edward is getting some of the NCS bouldering problems wired so he can mix rock laps with intervals on our hilly 1k loop. I told him not to come back for lunch until he was dragging.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Mongolia ...darhard ski traverse
This looks like my kind if trip: remote, exploratory, high grunt factor, nordic style, and you carry it all on your back. My problem is partners ... I think the Fissils have started to rule out, age out of such trips.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH SHORT VIDEO.
Monday, August 19, 2013
UTMB coming up ...
UTMB 2011 by Eurosport - in English by UltraTrailMontBlanc NOT THE OLDEST, BUT CERTAINLY ONE OF THE TOUGHEST AND MOST COMPETITIVE ... WATCH THE EUROSPORT COVERAGE OF THE 2011 RACE ... GET PSYCHED FIR NEXT WEEK'S RACE
Dewey Mountain Trail Run
I did a very hilly 90 minute run on the nordic and mountain bike trails. A wonderful place to go running.
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Fairhope Farm
Lucy took this panorama shot with her new camera. Selden is doing amazing work on our 20+ acre farm down the road.
Hanging out with Kilian Jornet
Earlier thus summer my former student and camper - William - got a chance to rub shoulders with THE ultra-marathon man. This picture was taken in Chamonix when William was getting his race packet for the VERTICAL KILOMETER. Kilian finished second in that race, and the day after, won the Chamonix trail marathon.
Friday, August 16, 2013
A beautiful day with a hint of Fall
Morning temperatures in the mid-30s, with a high of low 60s. Treetops ends tomorrow. Yesterday I did a short hike before work, and a 40 minute run on the biathlon trails before dinner. Where are you Frank, and when do you arrive in the 'dacks?
Thursday, August 15, 2013
New Zealand Winter Games
I looked but I did not see Tori or Hannah on the start list. Several teams are out here prepping for Sochi and the 2014 Olympics ... US, Russia, Canada, Poland, Korea
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE FIRST NORDIC RACE.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Life of an ultra-running mountain man
See IN THE HIGH COUNTRY if you get a chance. These three screen captures only touch the surface ... spectacular mountain footage, life out of the back of a pickup truck, running 200 miles a week, getting gripped soloing Alexander's Chimney on Longs in running shoes, running up the technical slab routes on the Flatirons, a free spirit, and never any hint that this guy is a wicked fast ultra-marathoner!
Monday, August 12, 2013
Blast from the Past ... Hot Henry
Although it was almost 40 years ago I remember his slideshow about climbing in Dresden, as if it were yesterday. CLICK HERE TO WATCH SOME FASCINATING DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE.
Anton Krupicka ... great week before he heads to Europe
Tuning up in RMNP before he heads over for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, he tagged the summit of Longs Peak four days in a row. He came close to breaking the current FKT. Fossils will remember this picture, of the pitch off Broadway on the Kieners route.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FULL STORY FROM HIS BLOG
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Friday, August 9, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
The Puma Strikes ... a debacle
At 11:30 pm on Tuesday night I spread my sleeping bag out and hit the sack. It was a pretty good night for sleeping as the road was deserted, the temperature was mild, and I was pretty tired. When I got up at 5:45 there was only one shoe next to my head ... the shoe where I had stuffed the car keys was gone. You can imagine the vitriol that spilled from my mouth.
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> After about 20 minutes of freaking out I got up and searched for the other shoe. (Needless to say my wallet with the AAA card, my spare shoes, my iPhone, and everything else was locked in the car.) Two hours later I gave up, flagged down a car, which thankfully took me to a dude ranch two miles away. Those generous folks at the Peaceful Valley Ranch fed me, and let me use the phone to call Selden, AAA, and the rental car agency. Selden was eventually able to wrangle the VIN number, and AAA sent up a locksmith from Boulder.
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> The locksmith arrived several hours later, and his key opened up the trunk, which meant spare shoes! At this point the Boulder Canyon police showed up because my car had been tagged as abandoned. The locksmith could not get the car started because he needed to verify the code online and there was no service in this very remote area where I had pulled over. So, he went 30 miles to the nearest town to finish the job. We estimated he would be back in 75 minutes, and so the policemen and I started to extend the hunt for the shoe, and eventually we found it 3/4 mile away. One of the cops thought he saw a Puma track. The big cat chewed and ate the laces, however the keys and new Altra running shoe was intact.
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> Pretty amazing adventure.
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> After about 20 minutes of freaking out I got up and searched for the other shoe. (Needless to say my wallet with the AAA card, my spare shoes, my iPhone, and everything else was locked in the car.) Two hours later I gave up, flagged down a car, which thankfully took me to a dude ranch two miles away. Those generous folks at the Peaceful Valley Ranch fed me, and let me use the phone to call Selden, AAA, and the rental car agency. Selden was eventually able to wrangle the VIN number, and AAA sent up a locksmith from Boulder.
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> The locksmith arrived several hours later, and his key opened up the trunk, which meant spare shoes! At this point the Boulder Canyon police showed up because my car had been tagged as abandoned. The locksmith could not get the car started because he needed to verify the code online and there was no service in this very remote area where I had pulled over. So, he went 30 miles to the nearest town to finish the job. We estimated he would be back in 75 minutes, and so the policemen and I started to extend the hunt for the shoe, and eventually we found it 3/4 mile away. One of the cops thought he saw a Puma track. The big cat chewed and ate the laces, however the keys and new Altra running shoe was intact.
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> Pretty amazing adventure.
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
RMNP ... storm pass trail run
After I recovered - my shoe, my keys, and my wits - from a close encounter with a puma, I managed a spectacular 90 minute run. I got back just before the thunderstorm.
Two Great Trail Runs
I started the morning with an easy run at the Boulder Valley Ranch, which had great views of the Flatirons. After a meeting, some work emails, and a conference call, I headed out on a run up Green Mountain.
My plan was to head up to Estes Park, camp at the KOA, then get up early on Wednesday and run to Chasm Lake for a view of the Diamond on Longs Peak. It was getting late, I was getting tired, so I parked at a big pullout, pulled out the marmot bag and slept well, but the fun was about to start ...
My plan was to head up to Estes Park, camp at the KOA, then get up early on Wednesday and run to Chasm Lake for a view of the Diamond on Longs Peak. It was getting late, I was getting tired, so I parked at a big pullout, pulled out the marmot bag and slept well, but the fun was about to start ...
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Behind every great fossil there is a fossilette who really makes things happen
Liz - polishing off the Sunday crossword puzzle - while keeping the house going, pulling together amazing meals, getting super fit to climb Whitney next week, and helping Hannah get squared away for New Zealand. THANKS LIZ!
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Manzanita Bites!
We headed over to Donner on Sunday morning for some climbing. Mark needed to go to the bathroom and came back from his morning constitutional ... very bloodied ... but ten pounds lighter!
More on the Squaw Mountain Run
After the first mile, I realized that speed hiking was the way to go. I powered by many folks running, unfortunately during the last .5k it was hard to get back into a running stride and I lost a half dozen places. Lots of fun, and I felt good at the finish.