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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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- Paths Of Glory
- Shieldmaiden
- The Mountaineer’s Companion
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KURTYKA WAS A LEADING PROPONENT OF FAST AND LIGHT IN THE 1970s and 1980s. This is a historically important essay written in 1988. The Art ... -
In June 2019, I was co-leader of this fantastic trip, which had us crossing multiple 16,000' passes, before we closed the loop. Our two...
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A STANCE OF WONDER by Mark Rodell is an engaging page-turner. The journal sections of the fictional character Conrad at times can be confu... -
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/travel/norway-crosscountry-skiing.html
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We came from nowhere towns like Upland, Cucamonga, Ontario, and Montclair. None of us had done anything more distinguished than chase down... -
Well, I am certainly not doing trips like that at 73, but it is a good insightful and engaging piece. Hey, and I use PDG skis too. Gear Fo...
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- Packing for the Cassin on Denali ... Under 30 pounds
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- We may not have a ton of snow but we have some pre...
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- QUOTE OF THE WEEK ... Woodrow Wilson Sayre
- THIS LOOKS PROMISING
- Just enough new snow to do a little hill work
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- Seven more weeks ... the release of TRAINING FOR T...
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- NORDIC COACHES ... fantastic app
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- BLAST FROM THE PAST ... Allan bard
- Shadowing an extreme skier
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- Uphill Travel Pass ... ski-mo at Killington and Pico
- Supercouloir on Mount Blanc du Tacul ... Crux pitch
- Harry Eldridge Memorial 7.5k Classical Race
- Racing in the pouring rain ... but perhaps Lucy's ...
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- The Gnarliest Bivouacs
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- NEW ADIRONDACK ICE ROUTE
- Timeline Of Ski History
- The history of ski wax
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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')