Fossil Alpinism

Wow ... It doesn't get much better. Frank and William skied piste. Edward, Carter, and I headed up the Breithorn and with my knee hurtin...

It was a spectacular day. We skied into Italy (in the movie it was called Broli in the Disney movie but in real life it is ). The picture of...

A spectacular day it is. We met up with the Kenney clan last night at the North Wall Bar; where else! It seems that the Matterhorn attempt ...

Keeping my fingers crossed.

What can you say ... a moving tribute by families and friends as well as a cautionary note for all who love the sport.

Of course I would have posted a picture of the Matterhorn, however it is snowing lightly and the clouds are down at about 9,000 feet. We got...

The Union College guys gather in the Hotel Couronne bar. The hotel has a small but fine collection of alpine art, depicting the scenery arou...

Lucy, Sel, Alex, and Joanne are doing their traditional Florida trip. Lucy had a great time at the Space Center.

So, Larry can you pick out the Index and Gliere ... Fond memories.

A deep cloud settled over the Arve valley but brilliant sun above 9000'. Everyone enjoyed their day and it was the usual mixed bag. Unfo...

Telling stories, drinking, and eating pizza ... What a great trip so far!

We had hoped to tour up to Col du Tour however only made it to the Argentiere hut. Through a break in the clouds I got a momentary look at t...

The weather continues to be unsettled, and we left the hut early to get the first tram down. The visibility increased to about 500 m, and th...

By the time we had skis on the Mer de Glacé it was beautiful. The guys were snapping pictures of Mount Blanc, jorasses, the Geant, as well t...

Sitting out bad weather in the Cosmique Hut ... sleep, tea, read, swap stories, sleep, eat, wine, sleep ... not so bad.

Heading up to the Aiguille Du Midi.

Overcast, blustery, and chilly in town and full on conditions up on the hill. The Grand Montets lift was closed committing us to skinning up...

Heading out to catch the first tram to Grand Montets. Looks to be cloudy and cold today, unlike the picture I cut and pasted.

I was waiting for a bus back to Chamonix and so short changed the commentary on the previous posting. The second picture is the upper third ...

A longer day than we planned, a late start, and s long wait for the Grand Montets tram. Dick, Dave, Murph, Stegs, and Harry went to the top ...