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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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- Tomorrow morning could be the first ski of the season
- Kilian’s States of Elevation
- Snow is coming
- Back home to a wonderful sunset …
- A get-away with Sel, and a good week of training
- Laps on Loon Mt ski area
- Lining up trips and key events for 2026
- Snow flurries today … so that’s encouraging
- Belated anniversary celebration …
- FIS bans Russian skiers from Olympic qualifiers
- Nordic World Cup Races
- NCS/CTT Board Meeting this past weekend
- Good week of training
- 2026 Frozen Thunder
- Liking the new COROS Apex 2 watch
- Evolution of Adirondack Skiing
- Back home after a great short road trip
- A short Road Trip
- Rainbow over Street and Nye.
- The Rust Piton bottle is out!
- Dirtbag Billionaire
- Six day forecast for snow
- Kilian Jornet …
- Morning temperatures in the 20s
- HARVEST MOON AND FOLIAGE
- Total time on snow during the 2024 - 2025 season
- Shackleton’s ship was bound to fail
- Spectacular racing at the UCI World Cup
- IMPORTANT REMINDERS for the backcountry ski season
- The Hock Alpine Library
- UCI Lake Placid World Cup
- Our tariff policy and cross country skiing
- Another frosty morning
- UCI World Cup mountain biking coming to Lake Placid
- I am slower than a decade ago, but what a differen...
- Nice sunset over Street and Nye
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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
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Fossils on Ishinca (18,500')