Fossil Alpinism

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE IN GRIPPED ... AS YOU CAN SEE THE CHRIS JONES BOOK IS #3.

Headed out to the Bay Area at 3:30 am for business, wearing my commemorative Squaw Valley T-shirt.

Sitting on the porch, drying gear, re-hydrating, and doing yoga. It was another great day at Squaw, with the Dynafit Mustagh Ata, silvretta ...

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO JON GRIFFITH'S ARTICLE ON THE UKC SITE.

A schematic representation of 30+ years of lies, bull-shit, and climbing tall tales. No doubt to save myself some embarrassment I have left ...

Liz is driving Tori to the airport, as she heads back to New Zealand and nursing school. I got about three hours sleep last night due to th...

Just checked my iPhone weather app on my way to the airport ... I am psyched!

After reading a FASTER SKIER.COM article (and video) about elite skiers training last weekend on groomed trails at Donner Summit I have deci...

A gathering of the Fossil clan ... Summer skiing on the July 4th weekend, rock climbing at Donner Summit, and the telling of Tall Tales. El ...

Nicknamed "The Historian" by my fossil climbing buddies, it is not surprising that I have a bit of the scholarly bent in me. One o...

A fantastic looking new website. It has climbing, skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, BASE jumping, and mountain culture films. You can buy t...

It has been an incredibly wet spring, and the summer has started out no better in the Adirondacks. Roped pitches and bouldering have been p...

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHER SITE.

CLICK HERE TO READ HIS BLOG. I COULD NOT HELP BUT BE REMINDED BY BOTH UELI STECK AND COLIN HALEY ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THE GIFT ...

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE UKC WEBSITE WITH HISTORICAL AND ROUTE INFORMATION.

Napes Needle with Leo Houlding from Matt Pycroft on Vimeo . In 1886, in the Lake District, on Gimmer Crag, the ascent of Napes Needle is t...

I have been dipping into this great anthology before bedtime. No doubt if you climbed in the 1960s or 70s many of these stories and articles...

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ARTICLE AND INTERVIEW IN POWDER MAGAZINE.

Skiing Baffin Island - EP2 - Everyday Classics from Doglotion on Vimeo .

Border Country from Jeremy Collins on Vimeo .

CLICK HERE TO EXPLORE HIS FASCINATING WEBSITE.

A decade ago he discovered the NCS crag, he has single-handedly (with help of students) trundled loose rock, dug out stumps, and unearthed c...

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THIS INFPRMATIVE ESSAY BY STERLING ROPE COMPANY.

CLICK HERE TO READ ONE OF THE RECENT REVIEWS.

Thanks to Steve Rando and the Teton AT website ... Definitely one to bookmark! Icy Static Peak North Face from randosteve on Vimeo .

Tighten It Up from Revived Films on Vimeo .

A decade ago, he had a traumatic expedition, in which he was lucky enough to get out alive. The climbing looked fantastic, but I am pretty s...

THIS IS POSSIBLY THE BEST, MOST SCENIC, EASY MULTI-PICTH ROUTE IN THE EAST. IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE IT IN AWHILE COME ON UP, STAY AT THE FOSSI...

CLICK HERE TO READ THE OUSTIDE ONLINE ARTICLE ABOUT ELIZABETH HAWLEY. (My favorite line, was the story about Messner being interviewed by he...

I am hoping to get to the East side of the Sierras in late August after a business trip to the Bay Area. Imagining that maybe Mark's kne...

Trying to drop a few pounds and regain the fitness I had in the Alps. The biathlon trails are not as steep and as rugged as the Porter Moun...

I just started re-reading Dougal's novel - highly autobiographical - which he finished shortly before his death. A quick read, a nice fo...

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE BLACK DIAMOND QUALITY CONTROL EVALUATION OF RAPPEL KNOTS.

CLICK HERE TO READ A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FROM THE GET STRONGER GO LONGER BLOG.

No doubt readers of this blog have heard me talk about that historic week on Ben Nevis, when in 1961 Wheech (Robin Smirh) and the Old Man (J...

It has been hard to get motivated for rock climbing this Spring ... Snows lingering into April with May-June absurdly wet. Use this short p...

The trailer for a documentary about the problems caused by ski resorts an the associated real estate growth and development.

CLICK HERE TO READ LOU DAWSON'S WILD SNOW REVIEW. In addition you ought to read this more in-depth coverage. CLICK HERE TO READ DANE...

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE YOSEMITE RUMORS IN THE ALPINIST.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE WHICH SUMMARIZES WHAT WE DO, AND DON NOT KNOW ABOUT WARMING UP.

Having just re-read THE PHILOSOPHY OF RISK, and listened to THE BOYS OF EVEREST, I was reminded of what an amazing climb the 1970 route on t...