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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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- Paths Of Glory
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- The Mountaineer’s Companion
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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 ... -
With snow on the ground Monday, and maybe a bit more to come on Tuesday/Wednesday; I thought it a good time to fire up the sauna. While the...
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The return of winter allowed some pretty decent skiing on Mount Van Hoevenberg. It is closed for the season, so they haven’t groomed in ove...
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Looking forward to re-visiting that delightful store and collection of artifacts. The paintings, sketches, and etchings were of particular...
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We came from nowhere towns like Upland, Cucamonga, Ontario, and Montclair. None of us had done anything more distinguished than chase down... -
The classic ski route from Chamonix to Zermatt is usually done in April and early May. It can be done in March - when we went - if avalanch...
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These are not the easy - barely needed - kick turns you see in the Olympic Skimo Sprints. These kick turns are the real deal leading to a m...
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- Lake Tahoe Basin Threatened By Caldor Fire
- Ten more days before I begin to taper …
- Courtney Dauwalter … back-to-back UTMB wins
- Great Coffee Table Book … MOUNTAINEERS
- Francois wins his fourth UTMB
- UTMB WEEK CONTINUES
- Checking course for the Pawling 24 Hour Trail Runn...
- The UTMB Week is here!
- David Robert’s … climbing luminary passes away
- Good weekend …
- Sierra Update … the mega traverse
- Boardman-Tasker finalists
- Nice video of the standard route on Jungfrau
- A different kind of ski movie …
- Award winning outdoor books
- Nice Sunday long workout and a good week of training
- Fantastic memories of the Cordillera Blanca
- Blink Ski Festival In Norway
- Back on the starting line for the Leadville 100
- Even though heat and humidity continues I am start...
- Old guys and the need for strength training
- Good weekend …
- Biathlon Summer Nationals
- QUOTE OF THE WEEK … Mike munger
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- YESTERDAY’S REST DAY
- The postponed 2020 college graduation
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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')