"But the most import lesson I can think of when it comes to spending time in the mountains is to remember that no skiing is worth dying for and returning home is the most important part of any day."
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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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- A St. Paul's School Record
- NCS seniors coming off the summit of Cascade
- Amazing, Must Have, Free App ... Mountain project ...
- The Cordillera Blanca Climbing Season Is Upon Us
- Mckenzie Pond Boulders ... local adirondack spot
- Feeling Fit
- Are you just "getting off the couch."
- Skiing Tuckerman's Ravine
- More Climate Change News
- Dreaming of ski mountaineering?
- Is this a climate change disaster?
- QUOTE OF THE WEEK ... about henry morshead
- New England Prep Championships
- Dreaming of the Cordillera Blanca
- Persistence Hunting ... was distance running part ...
- QUOTE OF THE WEEK ... Teddy Roosevelt
- The Most Important Lesson ...
- The distance girls on the St. Paul's Track Team
- Kilian Jornet
- Two firsts for a late Spring
- So do you really want to go back to Alaska?
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- Training for Peru
- Mountain Running and my bucket list ... VT 50k, Le...
- Pancake Breakfast
- QUOTE OF THE WEEK ... from Into The Silence
- Emelie Forsberg ... Mountain goddess
- How is your training log looking?
- Resoling your climbing shoes
- Cold, wet, and muddy ... great day in the mountains
- THE ANDES ... getting psyched for Peru
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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')