Fossil Alpinism

Just back from a short 5-6K ski on the Porter Mountain Loop, and as you can see conditions are scratchy. Still, its a lot more fun than run...

Click on this text to access a link and watch a 90 second trailer for the video documentary on the history of skiing in Tuckerman's Ravi...

Last weekend when I was skiing at Killington, the first tracks were being put down on the Tuckerman's Ravine Headwall. Click on this l...

Click on the text to access the enclosed link and read the written transcript of Toni Matt's talk in 1983 where he described the experie...

The weekend of May 2-3 Hockmeister will be heading to ski the Tuckerman's Ravine headwall. One of the most famous ski stories in Americ...

Late in the day, with my quads screaming from too many telemark turns, my buddies start dragging me down these kind of runs! After a couple ...

What an amazing day ... Fabulous Spring conditions.

Lucy, Selden, and friends Alex and Joanne continue to enjoy a warm weather vacation. (As usual Hock is searching for the last bits of winter...

Four hours from Maputo, this crag in South Africa (waterval boven) sports over 600 routes. Greg and Tory report a great weekend of cragging...

I am heading over to the office, and I just did 45 minutes on the rowing machine watching the end of the video “Steep.” I highly recommend ...

So, Brian was invited on a trip for this coming April but can not make it, should the fossils (and friends) start planning for next March? ...

The enclosed picture is of Frank helping the western PA conservancy, and the State Game Commission, tagging bear cubs, and radio collaring, ...

You have to be a bit more selective, however as you can see from the close-up (roadside view), Chouinard's Gully is in great shape, and ...

On the last day of winter, Reggie and I climbed Giant, one of my favorite 46ers. We did six miles, 3000', on a spectacular sunny day. ...

Another warm and sunny day in the mid-40s. Conditions were superb ... I wish I was on skating gear instead of waxless.

Down in Florida, my family and friends are doing quite well in Daytona! Enclosed picture is Jon and Lucy, and best buddy Alex.

This gully is the site of an ice climb called, "Adirondike", a classic route that is in great conditions (NEI 3+). Larry and Dave...

3:00 PM and we are looking at the Route. The Trap Dike on Colden is one of the classic winter mountaineering routes in the East, however .....

A small alpine lake bounded on both sides by 500' cliffs on both sides. There are several modest routes but most are NEI V or some hei...

Brian gets a great deal from Cascade Ski Touring Center ... New boots, new skis, a free pair of socks, and several free beers! Here he is ...

Mark finally has his skis on and is enjoying the tour to Marcy Dam. The packs are pretty heavy!

The boys were a bit out of sorts with the hard pack conditions. Despite my constant cajoling they walked the first 3 kilometers. Spirits s...

A great second pitch, made more exciting by the large number of dinner plates we dropped on Mark and Brian. Our rappel was a little comical...

Another bluebird day! Although since the gully is always in deep shade, the ice was boilerplate hard. The approach was desperate, verglased...

The fossils had a great day, and they are still awesome studs! The evidence, quite simple look at Mark just dancing up this ice pillar. The...

It was cold this morning despite the lack of snow in the pasture due to the recent thaw. The fossils are coming and so I came over this mor...

The edge of never ... Two Planks and a Passion ... Pushing The Limits ... The Medal of Honor ... The Snow Gods ... The Mountains of Youth ...

PENMEN® was created by 12 year old artist Gary Blehm in 1977 in a one room school house near Aspen, Colorado. He offers a humorous look at ...

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO READ A CHAPTER FROM THE BOOK. Three stories in one: the story of cutting edge ski mountaineering; the story of the mov...

This short 70 second video, doing a short mixed climb in the Cascade Lakes section last week. Pitchoff Right is a ell known top-roping area...

NCS students heading into Avalanche Lake, one of the premier ski tours in the Adirondacks. Lots of trips do to this Spring: ski descents of...

Lucy's first tour of this most demanding 7.5 K section of the 1980 Olympic trails. She cruised it on a beautiful sunny day. Pitchoff is...

Well these pictures of Jon from four years ago are getting me psyched. Jon however, needs to do another journalism internship for college c...

Of course, this time traditional skiing on the Porter Mountain Loop I got caught in the late afternoon rain storm ... Not as much fun as thi...

Hola, Just drinking a coffee here in old Lorenzo Marques and been going through the photos from our trip to South Africa. The climbing was a...