Lucy and her team had a great season ... NEPSAC and Lakes Region Champs

Solvay Hut on the Matterhorn

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CHARLIE PORTER ... 1951 - 2014

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Whiteface Uphill Policy

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Randonee Laps

I got an hour in out logging vertical on our ski hill.

Ski Touring in Afghanistan and other parts of Central Asia

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Glacial Retreat Is A Function Of Temperature Increases NOT Precipitation Fluctuation

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Backcountry Snow Instability In The Adirondacks

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Thinking about your first trail run of the season ...

Coaching Endurance 2012 from Matt Hart on Vimeo.

Honnold at it again ... the mother of all traverses

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SKIER'S ALPHABET ... from the adventure journal

Norwegian Gals Put The Pedal To the Medal in 30K

Aging and Ultrarunning

CLICK HERE TO READ THE I RUN FAR ARTICLE ... but why haven't they interviewed any 60 or 70 year olds?

Thinking about rock climbing season?

Nordic skiing, randonee skiing, and a bit of ice climbing are still the order of the day. That said, thinking about scratching anorthosite in April makes my elbow twinge.


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Mountain running ... the Colorado Trail

Running the Edge: THE COLORADO TRAIL - Teaser 2 from Matt Trappe Photography on Vimeo.

This Is What Ueli Takes On An 8000 Meter Peak

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Saranac Lake Winter Carnival

The oldest continuous winter festival in the United States, along with
its traditional ice castle. I took the NCS Nordic team out to a great
hilly 5K race under the lights at Dewey Mt. tonight

Mountains of Valais

Mountains of Valais from Christian Mülhauser on Vimeo.

Superb skiing on Porter Mountain Loop

Nice Snowstorm ... finally able to get out on the Randonee Loop

Everest Unmasked ... Haebler and Messner

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Championship Relay ... hilly classic 3k in 9:39

WildSnow Book Review ... 30 years of Dynafit tech bindings

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New England Prep School Champs

The Cold Weather Is Back

A FOSSIL GATHERING ... February 7 & 8, 2015

Plenty of time to make arrangements. Plenty of time to get fit. Plenty of time to get a deal on airfare or new classic skis. Plenty of time to get the family onboard. BUT ... there is less and less time to get it on the bucket list before we hang up our spikes and play bingo.

Beautiful Quebec and Ontario farmland as well as some pure wilderness terrain, 2500 skiers touring anywhere from 32k to 160k over two days, classical only, amazingly well run, and make a vacation out if it, by adding a couple of days in Montreal and/or Ottawa.

I can pick you up at the Montreal airport.

Gary becomes a Coureur des Bois!

The Olympic Trails Are In Fantastic Shape

Uphill rules and regulations at western ski areas

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THE END OF SNOW?

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BLAST FROM THE PAST ... John Bachar

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A PAGE TURNER ... The Boys In The Boat

One part rowing; one part a narrative if the Great Depression; one part the rise of the Nazis party; one part the story of class difference from eastern and western schools, and all beautifully written.

BLAST FROM THE PAST ... the first Birkie I skied ... as I remember it I finished in the top hundred

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Climbing Fitz Roy 1968

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK ... from the Dipsea Demon

On my way back from dropping Lucy off at St. Paul's, I listened to BORN TO RUN on audible.com ... "You don't stop running because you get old – you get old because you stop running."

Another strong race from Lucy

Just enough new snow ...

To do laps up, and some telemark turns down our ski hill. It looks
more wintry, however it is the first day above freezing in several
weeks.

A Good Warm Up For The Olympics

Diggins wins a silver medal at the U23 World Championships, the US women get five in the top 25 in Saturday's classic World Cup race (more than any nation but Norway), and then they get four women to advance into the heats on Sunday's skate sprints ... Kikkan finishes fifth overall.

I think Team USA is ready!