Fossil Alpinism

Hiked up Whiteface and made some turns on Mountain Run it was crusty, rotten, dirty snow. However there were some nice views, it was good ex...

The climbing weather has continued to be good, watch this short video - posted recently - of a party climbing the Twight route on this big i...

This short video has footage of his recent speed ascent, which was his third 8000 meter summit. Ueli Steck Climbing Shisha Pangma (8027m) f...

A fantastic website with video, interactive El Cap route map, and essays about the new breed of valley climbers. A must read. CLICK HERE TO ...

No, this is not about the new speed record, just an ordinary climb up the 1938 route. However, the parties make quick work of the route as ...

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WEBSITE AND PLEASE PASS ALONG YOUR FEEDBACK. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CLIMBERS TO GET INVOLVED IN...

A terrific and historically important silent film history, of Beckey's early climbs. He is believed to have done more first ascents tha...

The weather was decidedly un-spring like, with gale force winds, and lots of snow above 3500'. Needless to say there was no panoramic su...

This picture, taken on April 24 (Easter), was the last official ski of my Nordic season. I managed to find a 1k patch of decent snow on the...

Next time in Chamonix this is how you approach the ice from Grand Montets ... Hopefully there will something easier for me to climb! nuit bl...

This is a short trailer for ASGARD JAMMING, which I gather you can see on various torrents on the Internet, so no need to wait for the Tellu...

My latest is the story of the circumnavigation of Everest. However other recent titles that I have read include: STRAIGHT UP: John Harlin th...

Late in the summer of 1964, after Harlin had climbed a new route on the Blatiere, and had failed on new routes on the Eiger and Dru, he team...

I STUMBLED ON AN OLD SUPERTOPO DISCUSSION THREAD ABOUT ICE CLIMBING IN THE 1970s ... IT IS FANTASTIC AND BROUGHT BACK SO MANY MEMORIES, CLIC...

In some areas the change of seasons, and the change of sports, is clear and unambiguous; not so in the Adirondacks. Here you can see Dave, ...

A short trailer for the film THE ARCHITECT, which features two hot modern alpinists (Macleod and Turner) climbing on the Orion Face, with se...

Last month was the 63rd anniversary of the death of one of the Abalakov brothers. Hugely important in the history of Soviet mountaineering, ...

MOUNTAIN NERD is an interesting blog that focuses on the history of British Columbia's mountains. However, the article pictured below c...

Robin Smith wrote a classic and poetic essay about his climb on Carn Dearg Buttress (Ben Nevis) with Dougal Haston. "The Bat and the Wi...

The on-going filming of a ski mountaineering film in the Cordillera Blanca. In this episode the crew is trying to paraglide over the glacie...

Mark the Mountain Guide from Mark Seaton on Vimeo . I have done a previous post about this book, however the Cold Thistle blog has pointed...

I did not see "60 Minutes" this Sunday, however I hear it was scathing. Selden read quite a bit of Krakauer's online expose a...

The base on the Porter Mountain Loop is down to about 3-5 inches of ice, however we got a couple of inches of fresh snow on it today, so the...

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A short video of the Vallee Blanche with the very steep Capucin Couloir thrown in for extra measure! It seems that a great deal of stuff wa...

It is not in the guidebook but this 5 pitch routes on the Aiguille du Midi looks like a "must do" for a next winter trip to Chamon...

1975-76 were hugely important years, as it was the time that climbers began to believe they could climb the biggest and hardest routes alpin...

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE DETAILS OF UELI STECK'S BOLD CLIMB ... TRULY THE SWISS MACHINE.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE AAC STRATEGIC PLAN AND LISTEN TO PHIL POWERS TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE ABOUT A CLIMBER'S JOURNEY BACK TO EVEREST 15 YEARS AFTER THE INFAMOUS DEBACLE.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY OF THE SPEED ASCENT OF SHISHAPANGMA.

A great posting on the Cold Thistle blog, wish we had chatted about this in the Cosmique Hut!  Dane tells it like it is, and clearly talks a...

Raw Footage - edit to follow from Jeff Wyshynski on Vimeo . SO HOW MUCH DO THESE THINGS COST?

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THIS IMPORTANT REVIEW ON THE COLD THISTLE BLOG.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ALPINIST MAGAZINE SUMMARY OF THE 2011 PIOLETS D'OR.

I previously reviewed this book in the blog, but I wanted to remind everyone that it is a fantastic read. Even more importantly a new Harva...

After several days of riding the lifts, yesterday I skinned up a cat track for an hour and 750'. Today After three hours of lifts I tou...

CLICK ERE TO READ THE INTERVIEW IN THE GUARDIAN. CLICK HERE TO READ AMAZON.COM REVIEWS.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE DAVID ROBERTS PROFILE IN OUTSIDE MAGAZINE.

It is going to be another great day. It doesn't get much better than the sunsets and sunrises from Alta Lodge.

Alta got a foot of powder last night and it snowed all morning. This picture was taken from the top of the Supreme lift around 12:30 pm when...

CLICK HERE TO READ COLIN HALEY'S BLOG.

I had an alpine start today as I was up at 2:30 am, and managed to ski a half-day at Alta. The picture of Devil's Castle was taken at th...

The action began yesterday, as the alpine "glitterati" gather in Chamonix. CLICK ON THIS LINK TO READ THE COVERAGE FROM THE CHAMON...

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ESSAY ON THE SKI THEORY BLOG.

An article from the New York Review of Books offers a historical look at the friction between Tibet and China which goes back several hundre...

I just finished Jonathan Green's book about the shooting of a nun attempting a crossing of the Nangpa La, to escape into Nepal. An enga...

While Carter and the Kenney boys headed to the Monte Rosa Hutte, I joined the Union College guys on their last day for a 4,000' descent ...

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE OBITUARY ON THE ADIRONDACK BACKCOUNTRY BLOG.