Fossil Alpinism

 She has been doing quite a bit of trail running, including: finishing the Broken Arrow Triple Crown in fourth, a respectable finish in...

Selden dropped me off at the handicap parking at Mount Van Hoevenberg, and I watched the Keys To The Castle Roller Ski race. A beautiful da...

Anna Gibson skimo Olympian, Brooks trail runner, winner of the 2026 Broken Arrow Ascent, and multi-sport athlete, recently set the standard...

Spectacular sunset, good PT workouts, swelling continues to slowly decrease, able to help a bit with doing some dish cleanup … so feeling go...

As of yesterday, I pretty much ditched the walker except for excursions outside the house … so it’s hands off!

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It was a busy day, as I started PT, Selden was getting the vet to write an antibiotic prescription for Stash, and our anniversary celebratio...

I have always been interested in polar exploration and mountaineering in the Arctic. The Denali Range, the Wrangells, or the Brooks Range...

Monday is typically my normal rest and recovery day. A night of poor sleep, led me to think that I needed to reduce my rehab “mileage” today...

Mark let the 5.10; it’s such a Teton classic! We did it sometime in the late 1970s - early 1980s.

The bulk of my days are focused around: icing my knee, taking and organizing my meds, strapping into the machine for continuous passive move...

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Pain management continues to go well, and I continue to log many laps with my walker, inside the house. Things seem to be going well, and I ...

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Yesterday the pain level rose, however our pain management did reasonably well. I logged many laps in the house with the walker, spent two...

I actually had a fairly decent sleep last night! Have scheduled morning meds for 8am, but Selden has wisely suggested I move that back to 6a...

Or, the first day of training for the 2027 Broken Arrow Skyrace and other adventures. It was also the day I got the catheter removed, clear...

The surgery went quite well. As a matter of orthopedic policy, they keep full knee replacements overnight. So, it’s just passed 11 PM and ...

No ibuprofen, due to today’s surgery. Despite that, last week I logged just over 15 hours, on 205k (192k bike and 13k run), with just 1050’...

A sketch from my journal, of all the routes I have done on the cathedral group, plus the route I tried twice - East Ridge - which I was stor...

Both the men’s and women’s course records were broken. In the men’s race the top ten runners all completed the big loop in under 20 hours. B...

The UTMB trail goes through the cafe at La Floria, just three kilometers from the finish of this 106 mile race.

Yesterday, over a bit of whiskey, we shot the breeze for 90 minutes. Talking about a possible Chamonix trip next year. (I think he could d...

The women’s 61k OCC race amazingly went down to the wire, separated by 3 seconds, with third place just a minute back! The 105k CCC is stil...

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That said, I am mostly on the exercise bike, as I have to abstain from ibuprofen, it’s too painful to do much running.

https://youtu.be/D19rFHdAq5c Hoping to see the exhibition in Olana before it leaves in mid-October. A key painter in the Hudson River S...

A hectic schedule of doctors, informational meetings, and NCS/CTT reunion obligations kept me off my game a bit. In two hours I have my la...

Great to see some former students, campers, and staff. Fabulous weather, and another time capsule opened for students from the NCS Class of ...

I spent the afternoon - with Selden - at “Joint Replacement School” and at the CT scan. As per next summer - my 75th birthday - I have been...

A bunch of time on the exercise bike, an hour easy hike on the 1980 biathlon trails - using mountain boots make sure they still fit - and a ...

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The exercise totals for the week are low, given the sightseeing we did and the full travel days on our return from the Tetons. Still, seein...

Sitting on the deck, sipping prosecco with Selden, with our dogs dozing at our feet. As per usual, needing a nap, and still dragging a bit ...

A great trip with my college buddy - Klink - which stirred up so many memories of all my past Teton routes. One of the best, was climbing t...

So far all is well. My flight to Dallas was on time, and if all goes well, I will be in the air in two hours, heading for Albany. WE HAD AN...

Who knew? Every Tuesday in Jackson, during the summer, they have a low key bouldering competition. The $10 entry fee also includes pizza an...