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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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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 crowd was large and energetic. The snow was nuking which made waxing a nightmare for the techs, and it sure looked like spring had not c...
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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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In the winter, it is closed until June however, it is one of my favorite spots to have lunch or just a snack on your way to the Trift Hut. ...
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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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- Another good week of training but continued frigid...
- Important article on dry tooling from NEice
- Super Tour comes to Lake Placid
- As Olympics approach … covid outbreak on Norwegian...
- BLAST FROM THE PAST … Bill Koch
- Three laps on the Middlebury Snowbowl
- Lucy skis in the European Biathlon Championships t...
- LARGEST SKI MARATHONS … still on my bucket list
- Another good week
- Alpine Art Of The American West … interesting essay
- Chilly but a nice sunset classic ski workout
- Avalanche assessment and risk analysis
- World Cup video of skimo transitions
- Voluminous Ski Mountaineering History
- BLAST FROM THE PAST …
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- Lucy is on a plane to Munich for the European Biat...
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- Waiting for frigid temperatures to rise
- An old time Adirondack cold snap
- Skimo World Cup continues tomorrow
- Boot Spur
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- The Best Spring Skiing?
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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
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Selden and Gary getting ready to frame the cabin
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Fossils on Ishinca (18,500')