His shack's got no pots or oven,
He goes for a walk with his shirt and pants askew.
But he always carries the sword of wisdom:
He means to cut down senseless craving.
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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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- The science behind stinky socks ...
- Proud Dad
- The first of the UTMB races has started.
- New Denali Speed Record
- Tapering to my Jay Peak race next weekend ...
- A nice 20k run as part of a four-person relay team...
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- The White War ... 1914-1918
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- Have you had enough of summer and can not wait to ...
- No gathering of the fossil clan is complete ...
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- Great memories in Desolation Wilderness ...
- Fossils in the backcountry
- Traverse of the Desolation Wilderness
- Great hike into Desolation Wilderness ...
- A short section heading south from Barker Pass ...
- Cathedral Lake in the Desolation Wilderness
- Semi-rest day on the side of Mount Tallac
- Genevieve Lake and Shadow Lake
- At the foot of Rubicon Peak ...
- Very runnable trail into the Desolation Wilderness
- An easy two hour run to Brockway Summit
- Dirtbagging ...
- The descent from Relay Peak
- An important reminder to us weekend warriors ...
- Blister control
- If you loved BORN TO RUN this is a must read ...
- Mount Rose Section
- Great hike so far ...
- TRT overnight
- Another section of the Tahoe Rim Trail completed
- Watson Lake section of the Tahoe Rim Trail
- Quite a show ...
- Beautiful sub-alpine meadows
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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')