Fossil Alpinism

We would start the traverse, with a day or two of lift skiing out of Ischgl ...

We had a nice celebration, with Lucy's favorite dinner - salmon, rice, peas, and cheesecake for dessert - her presents were a mix of tee...

El presidente has been pretty sedentary for the past 12-18 months. After a successful knee replacement, he is black and blue, and a bit low ...

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Guillaume took this picture on Friday when he was flying up from Rhode Island for the board meeting.

With a new 007 movie about to hit theaters, on the 50th anniversary of the first movie, the media coverage has started to ramp up. Despite t...

Andreas skiing some big lines in the Lyngen Alps of Norway ... Beautiful fjords as well.

Earlier this week the Nordic team was training on a 1.8K snow loop (stockpiled from last year). Kris Freeman won the 9K race in 22:23 and ...

Hock guiding a seven week climbing trip to Ecuador. Peru was the original destination, however in 1986 El Sendero Luminoso changed all that....

Starting to squeeze in an extra run per week, so for the past month I have been averaging four runs weekly or about 15-17 miles a week. Of c...

Lucy and a couple of her classmates ran some 100 meter intervals, with 300 meter recoveries, as well as some warmup jogging and stretching. ...

Part I of the historical account of the Eiger is terrific.

As I start to set my sights on a future mountain race or ultra-marathon for next summer, I am using this scale to focus my training. At the ...

Fall is the time for big Alpine ice routes, and the word is that all the classics are in fine shape in Chamonix. For the Northeast December ...

Still on my must do list, often denigrated as a crap route, however watching this five minute film confirms that in good conditions it can h...

On Saturday morning I ran up the dirt road that curved around behind Mount Baxter ... nice vertical, and nice views of some crags on the bac...

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A fantastic short movie (9+ minutes) about the UTMB race. Spectacular footage, visual poetry, amazing alpine views ... just plain darn beaut...

I am in Manhattan now but it has been a good week. As usual this time of year you never know what to expect ... Snow one day, brilliant suns...

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About a decade ago, Mark flew in from Findlay Ohio, and I flew in from Lake Placid, and we immediately jumped into a rental and drove to Mam...

October 12, 2012 someone skied the upper part of the Toll Road.

It was 17 degrees this morning, and all the peaks were looking positively wintry after yesterday's snow squalls. Reggie is heading up ...

This week while Lucy was doing roller skiing intervals with the NYSEF girls, I did this great 50 minute trail run with almost 600'.

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Well I will not be heading over to the alps anytime soon. (Although I am getting excited about a Silvretta traverse during March break.) Ho...

On Saturday evening I met Gary in the converted church in Keene for a showing of Reel Rock, sponsored by the Mountaineer. The first of fou...

On Sunday we headed out to Point Au Roche state park, along the shores of Lake Champlain. It was a small race - 38 runners - on a superb sin...

I am wearing one of my favorite pieces of gear, the 3 ounce Camp Magic Anorak. Dane at Cold Thistle Alpinism has a great review of these cr...

A delightfully understated account of the fourth winter ascent of the Matterhorn North Face by Mick Burke published in the 1968 Alpine Journ...

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So, I took the two best NCS nordic racers for an out time workout. We ran an easy one mile warmup, and then four 100 meter intervals with st...

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Cold nights, and chilly wet days have replaced the unusually warm fall we had been having. Lucy rollerskied with the NYSEF girls while I did...

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CLICK HERE TO READ THIS GREAT ESSAY BY AMBY BURFOOT IN THE NY TIMES.

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EpicTV Weekly 22: Manaslu Avalanche: Glen Plake's Story from EpicTVAdventure on Vimeo .

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Less than a decade ago I was playing midfield and defense for an old farts team.

Mammut 150 Years: Peak Project: Trango Tower, Pakistan (6286m / 20,623ft) - RC Helicopter Sample Footage from Corey Rich on Vimeo .

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Mad a dog ran a 1:07 to win the Schroon Lake half-marathon, and got to take home the wooden, hand carved bear. Today Edward and Mad Dog hike...