Fossil Alpinism

A bunch of old guys still enjoying the mountains, and the training they need to do to get off the couch

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Kilian Jornet and Stevie Kremer win

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Emelie Forsberg in the picture takes second.

Registering tomorrow ... Callie? Liz? El Presidente?

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Western States 100 ... classy aid station sign

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Nice Weekend Run

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OLD SCHOOL ADVENTURE

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The Road From Karakol Trailer from Outdoor Research on Vimeo . Alpinist Kyle Dempster, bicycles to the mountains in Kyrgyzstan and then...
Friday, June 28, 2013

A POPULAR RUNNING MYTH?

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CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE.
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Quote of the Week ... george sheehan

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"And because running operates at all levels, during our hour run the route is at once a gymnasium, a laboratory, a classroom, even a te...

Exercise addiction ... when does a good thing go bad?

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A series of differing opinions in last week's New York Times. To read the thoughts of DR. Lieberman, the evolutionary biologist at Harva...

Nordic stud ... andy newell

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Dryland from Chris Milliman on Vimeo .
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Roller ski test drives

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Lucy is taking the next couple of weeks to test drive sone roller skis before she plunks down some hard earned cash, and buys a pair to take...

Super steep ski descent

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Given the spectacular winter, steep lines are still being skied all over the alps. Last week the first ski descent of the west face of the D...

Running in British Columbia ... Motivational video

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Get off the couch and get after it ... whatever "it" may be.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Cuillin Ridge ... has been on my hit list forever

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Not sure I will ever get back to Scotland to give it another look ... last time was 35 years ago and it never stopped raining. CLICK HERE T...

Terrorism in the Himalayas

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A recent Taliban attack left almost a dozen dead from a Nanga Parbat expedition. CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEWS COVERAGE IN THE ALPINIST

Western States 100

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This famous ultra-marathon starts on June 29. Callie is on Rory Bosio's crew and will do 20 miles of pacing. CLICK HERE TO READ A PREVI...
Sunday, June 23, 2013

Nice weekend run

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Lucy and I ran up the 750' to a small knob in the a Beaver Brook wilderness tract just outside of Wilmington.

Interesting Tahoe website

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CLICK HERE FOR A VISIT.

Performance art, crazy, profane ...

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Petit Bus Rouge Trailer from sebastien montaz-rosset on Vimeo . One thing for sure, these guys and gals are highly skilled mountaineers...
Saturday, June 22, 2013

El Presidente and his freedom Mobile

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Kicking back at the Fossil Cabin

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I had the NCS farm staff over for a sauna and tons of Ben and Jerry's ... a good time was had by all.

Blast From The Past ... Ali refuses induction

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Still fresh in my mind, it seems like it was only yesterday. CLICK HERE TO READ THE TIMES ARTICLE.

Spring skiing on the Grand

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The Ford/Stettner from Jason Dorais on Vimeo .
Thursday, June 20, 2013

A model for the Fossil Club

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He is still doing the Mount Washington Road Race - 7.6 miles and 4,500' - after all these years. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Quote of the Week ... from a coffee mug in the Treetops dining room

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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, do not ...

As we approach the longest day of the year are you dreaming about skiing?

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Watch this trailer ... INTO THE MIND ... A multi-sport film about the mountain addiction by Sherpas Cinema. Into The Mind - Official Tease...

Ode to trail running

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MOVE - A (very) Short Film About Trail Running from Darcy Turenne on Vimeo .
Monday, June 17, 2013

KINGS OF THE ROAD ... a great read

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For someone that got "into" running in the 1970s during the boom years, this will be a very evocative period piece. Memories of wa...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

Longest day of the year is coming up and there is still great ski touring in the alps

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CLICK HERE TO READ A TRIP REPORT. CLICK HERE FOR ANOTHER TRIP REPORT.

Rock climbing on Owl's Head

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Before the rain moved in, Gary and I managed some nice laps on moderate crack climbs. It was good to scratch some anorthosite.

Jon turns 26

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After the Great Adirondack Trail Race, Selden baked a vegan cake, and we headed down to Saratoga to celebrate Jon's birthday. We went ou...

Great Adirondack Trail Run

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The long event is 11.6 miles and 3300', we did the shorter event which was 3.5 miles, with 500' of climbing, and over a thousand fee...
Saturday, June 15, 2013

Going to the Alps, Peru, Nepal ... something you ought to think about.

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CLICK HERE TO READ THE WILD SNOW ARTICLE ON RESCUE INSURANCE.
Friday, June 14, 2013

Great mid-week run

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Taking advantage of a short window of good weather, I ran out and back on Alstead Hill and the a Jackrabbit Trail.

Norwegian Birkiebeiner

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class="mobile-photo"> Still hoping to ski the classic sometime, and of course if I go I will have to spend a few days in Oslo. ...

Spectacularly Beautiful Everest Footage

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Everest -A time lapse short film from Elia Saikaly on Vimeo .
Thursday, June 13, 2013

The story of the Fossil Club!

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SLIDESHOW.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Who says light AT boots don't make a difference!

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Clicking off sub-nine minute miles on the Marcy Airfield track in his Dynafit TLT boots.

Ueli on the North Face of the Monch

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CLICK HERE TO SEE JON GRIFFITH'S SUPERB PHOTOS.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

BLAST FROM THE PAST ... coaching the 1984 NCS nordic team at the easterns

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My top skier that year placed third. The two guys just in front of him combined to make 6 Olympic teams. Matt went on to high school, won a ...

Heart Rate Monitor ... fantastic iPhone app

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> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT IT.
Sunday, June 9, 2013

Track workout with Lucy.

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She warmed up with a mile jog, then 10 minutes of stretching, followed by 8X100 meters (target time of 18 seconds) with a 300 meter jog reco...

Great Saturday morning Run With Lucy

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Of course she had to wait for me every 10-15 minutes.

College buddies get together to celebrate Lenny's 60th

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Friday, June 7, 2013

MOUNT RAINIER ... FKT ... Skiing

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Up and own in 3:57:55. CLICK HERE TO READ A TRIP REPORT.
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Lucy graduates from North Country School

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH A SLIDESHOW.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Persistence Hunting ... was Paleolithic man the first marathoner

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David Attenborough's BBC documentary has a segment about one of the only remaining tribes that still hunts in this manner ... Running th...

Off the couch ... Brian D.

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Getting after it on a six pitch route in Tahquitz. The beta from Brian on "Whodunit" is as follows: What an aesthetic line! A l...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Lander ... who would have known

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I spent a fair amount of time here in the 80s, as it was always where we geared up, or took rest days after the Winds. I did a bit of climbi...
Monday, June 3, 2013

Chamonix powder on June 2nd

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While I had a wonderful mid-March ski traverse in the Alps, the winter has continued to go on and on ... CLICK HERE TO READ ALL ABOUT IT.
Sunday, June 2, 2013

Sunday morning workout

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A slow and easy 50 minutes on the biathlon trails, then I will follow up with a short afternoon hike up Owl's Head, and some yoga.
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