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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')
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- BLAST FROM THE PAST… Mark and Hock in Alaska
- Another book from Hock’s Alpine Library
- The Caretaker … a video about the Harvard Cabin
- Best cross country ski movie ever????
- First Owl’s Head hike of 2024
- The ski history of the Jackson Hole Air Force
- Important part of my knee PT
- Another book from Hock’s Alpine Library
- At the Yankee game with Lenny
- Union lacrosse game
- The memories of all those soaks in hot springs out...
- Zermatt wasn’t always a premier winter resort
- Another illustration from Summits Of Samivel
- Looks like spring is finally coming our way
- Another episode of the Ninety Pound Rucksack has d...
- A crappy winter, and a decent week in April
- Core Strength Training from The Uphill Athlete
- Yesterday was a nice spring ski … but MVH just clo...
- Just before totality when we took the glasses off
- The Edge Of Never … superb video on history of ext...
- The Grand Traverse … still on my bucket list
- BLAST FROM THE PAST … 2008 Union alumni lacrosse game
- Beautiful ski this morning
- OH, AND LAST WEEK WAS MY 110th DAY ON SNOW THIS SE...
- Samivel … the first ascent drawings
- Great week, even before winter returned
- Another book from the Alpine Library
- 65 words for different types of snow
- A bit of humor about skimo by a big time ultrarunner
- One of my favorite stores
- Vitamin I … how much, is too much
- Lou Whittaker memorial
- Well winter is coming again … snow predictions
- Getting some Skimo vertical
- Lucy’s big month
- BLAST FROM THE PAST: original chouinard ice hammer
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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')