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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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- Alpine Rising
- The Chalet
- Cham
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- Biathlon practice ...
- Nice easy hike on RASTA trails in Vermont
- The Mick Jagger of the Mountains
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- The foehn wind ...
- A great movie review of SOLVING FOR Z: the calculu...
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- Covid’s Impact On Mountain/Ski Towns
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- The tree is up, the lights are on, and tonight we ...
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- Skintrack Wisdom
- Avalanche risk for ice climbers
- First blast of sub-zero winter cold
- BLAST FROM THE PAST ... first trip to Denali
- Just as it was beginning to look like winter ...
- Biking 1000+ miles to ski three gnarly lines
- A good day of skiing
- Book Review ... Natural Progression: a lifetime of...
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- Another good ski up the Whiteface Toll Road
- A message for all fossils
- A message for all fossils
- Doug Scott passes away at 79
- A great re-read ... In The Shadow Of Denali
- Another good week ... focus on skiing.
- Another toll road tour ...
- The toll road ... old school style
- BBC interview about Cairngorm mountains, as well a...
- FIRN LINE ... another great podcast I found
- MVH is closed but the skiing is still good
- Legendary climber - Hamish MacInnes - dies at age 90
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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')