In the 1970s he put up new routes in the Alps and did early repeats of the hardest lines. In the 1980s he made his mark in the Himalayas until he was killed on Annapurna.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
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
Books I Am Reading
- Alpine Rising
- The Chalet
- Cham
Total Pageviews
Popular Posts
-
We came from nowhere towns like Upland, Cucamonga, Ontario, and Montclair. None of us had done anything more distinguished than chase down... -
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 ... -
The LA Freeway, stands for the 34 mile ridge line, including 24 peaks, that extends from Longs Peak to Arapahoe Peak. Anton Krupicka was a...
-
The good weather continues, and today I am heading down to see an old college buddy. The trip will also include downhill skiing at Big Snow,...
-
Looks like and inch or two might happen just before the election, but probably not enough to ski on the toll road.
-
I ran into Pete Metcalf in the Tetons a couple of years before he did this groundbreaking alpine style route, and maybe a decade before he s... -
You can't ask for much more: skiing, great trail runs, good strength sessions, and some glorious weather. As for the stats, I logged jus...
Posts
Blog Archive
-
▼
2014
(476)
-
▼
September
(36)
- ON MY WAY ... 36 hours in Yosemite
- Running the Marin Headlands
- St Paul's Cross Country v. Brooks and Middlesex
- BLAST FROM THE PAST ... Mike Brochu on Denali
- Nice 10k Adirondack Trail Run
- Eiger North Face Video
- Upcoming California Trip ... Marin headlands trail...
- Jeremy Collins ... climber, artist, film-maker
- Steph Davis ... splitter cracks, BASE jumping, and...
- The History of Snell Sports in Chamonix
- Trail running on campus
- 2014 UTMB ... profile of Anton Krupicka's difficul...
- Java, Caffeine, and Mountain Running
- Summer is coming to an end in the Adirondacks
- History of the Harvard Cabin
- Sunset on the lake hill
- The mystery and romance of the Alps
- In Praise Of Wilderness
- Iron Maiden ... climbing competition
- Angel Slide
- Avalanche Safety ... The Ten Commandments
- Another two hour Adirondack Run
- The Mountain Stud ... Anton Krupicka
- Fridtjof Nansen ... Ski mountaineer and renaissanc...
- LOOKS LIKE A GOOD ONE ... Alex Macintyre's story
- Salivating to get back to the Alps
- Two Hour Run on the Northville-Lake Placid Trail
- More Climb to the Castle
- Spectacular View Of The High Peaks
- U.S. Nordic and Biathlon teams cleanup
- An Important a Birthday ... WILDERNESS ACT TURNS 50
- The Alpine Start ... terrific climbing website
- US SKI TEAM ... finishing up in Lake Placid
- Just Back From A Trail Run
- Rory Basio repeats as UTMB Champ
- Passing the 30k mark ... 10k to go!
-
▼
September
(36)
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')