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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
- Shieldmaiden
- The Mountaineer’s Companion
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Published in the late 1960s, it's available online from the Internet Archive. This first successful climb of the Eiger Direct, was a m...
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Herman-Smith Johannsen lived for 112 years and passed away on January 5, 1987. He had, perhaps, the largest impact on bringing skiing and a... -
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 ... -
Camping at Crags - elevation 2168m - just off Twin Lakes outside of Bridgeport. We had a relaxed morning. I was up reading at 5:30, then s...
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It will be sad to leave the Sierras, but delightful to be back with Selden, our dogs, and the view from the farm! As per last week, I wa...
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So, in the recent uphill trail races I have run in the Sierras I am four for four podiums.
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- Nordic Combined … let the women into the Olympics!
- Skiing the Troll Trail in Norway
- The holiday week
- Trials to make the American team for the World Jun...
- Crevasse rescue video and a good analysis
- BRRR … pretty darn chilly
- Today was my 40th day on snow this season
- Wonderful Christmas: nice presents, great snow, yu...
- History of Zermatt before it was a major resort
- Morning riding lifts, afternoon striding and gliding
- Despite crazy weather fluctuations a good week
- Yesterday Mount Van Hoevenberg was closed
- Thousands of dinosaur footprints discovered in the...
- Sunrise on Street and Nye
- Ugh … rain and very high winds
- The lights are on
- Selden modeling the latest fashions!
- The art of the skin track
- Backyard vertical ultras are becoming the rage
- VONN at 41 back on the podium again
- A good week and excellent skiing
- Two American men in the sprint finals at Davos
- Excellent NYT expose about the 1960s CIA caper in ...
- Brrrr … riding lifts yesterday morning at Whiteface
- Sweat Science Holiday Gifts
- The PDG … one of skimo’s premier long course events
- Hard Climbing in Cordillera Huayhuash
- Post knee gel injections … felt good!
- On Friday I did a nanospike morning warmup with Stash
- Fantastic sunset ski
- It looks and feels like winter!
- Yesterday morning was a brilliant ski outing!
- Day #20 on snow, was also my first day riding lift...
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- Heading back to Zermatt in March
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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')