Another glimpse into Hock's library

This is the time of year - praying for snow - when I dip into my skiing related books. Novels like A MEDAL OF HONOR or THE SNOW GODS, and non-fiction titles like WILD SNOW or TWO PLANKS AND A PASSION claim my attention.

This morning I re-read the chapter about Nansen crossing Greenland on skis, and it reminded me that he was the first person to make a ski ascent of Whiteface shortly before World War I.