As for me, my pulled hamstring is slowly healing, and so I am starting to do mini-hikes (1.5k for 20-25 minutes) as a warmup before I jump on the bike.
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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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- Heading out to the Tetons tomorrow
- UTMB racers are off on their 100 mile journey
- Big Day … both the CCC and UTMB races start today
- MIDWAY THROUGH UTMB WEEK
- Set a new 20k PR on my mountain bike
- All you need to know for Olympic Skimo 2026
- BLAST FROM THE PAST: fall 1974 Canadian Rockies
- A good week with more incremental gains
- Back on the end of a rope
- Kilian’s big project this year
- Snow prediction for next winter
- ALMOST BACK ON TRACK
- Getting the Fossil Cabin ready for guests
- Just about 85% and hamstring almost pain free
- Great video about Yao Miao
- Training words of wisdom from Kilian Jornet
- BLAST FROM THE PAST: the upcoming Friends Weekend
- Selden is getting ready to move her sheep
- History of UTMB … good video
- Shrinkage of Andean glaciers is alarming
- Given the circumstances as much training as possible
- A beautiful Adirondack day
- Shooting the breeze and swapping stories
- So How Hard Are These Olympic Climbing Routes?
- Sierre-Zinal coming up this weekend … how will Sop...
- Nice hike up MountVan Hoevenberg yesterday
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- Nice run on 1980 Olympic nordic trails
- Quieter Corners of the Adirondacks
- Decent week of training
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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')