Fossil Alpinism

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

Saturday, November 2, 2013

The Hong Kong Running Scene

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CLICK HERE TO READ THE CNN ARTICLE.

SPS cross country team ... LEAGUE CHAMPS ... go big red!

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Lucy hamming it up with the team, who finished the dual meet season with a record of 12-2. The New England Championships are next week.

Calf-burner in Hong Kong

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After the international boarding school fair I went for a two hour jog. If you discount the heat and humidity, then this surely must be one ...
Friday, November 1, 2013

China, Hong Kong, maglev trains, mountains that rise from the sea, and humidity

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Just when I start to think like An Ugly American  - how can China expect to be the world leader if the government blocks my blog, t...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Donner Summit

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The view the fossils see when they are setting up the top-ropes under the bridge for some quick laps, however these are the top three Canadi...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

CHINA ... it seems hard to believe but

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In this country not only can you not access Facebook and Twitter - which I knew about - but I can not access the Fossil blog, the jackrabbit...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Nordic Skiing in the East starting November 1st

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In Mount Morency Forest ... many Canadian and American colleges will check out their 1.5k loop this weekend.

First night in Shanghi

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A long 14 hour flight from Detroit. (I watched three movies, read a bit, and tried to catch some shut-eye. I landed at four, was then drive...
Sunday, October 27, 2013

Good start to the season ... Killington is open

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I trust when I get back from my china trip, Whiteface will have made enough snow for me to skin up something.

Check out the video "Rainbow Falls Run"

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The Great Range In A Day

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It has been 25 years since I did this route in 8 hours. Can I still get it done in a day? Any fossils looking to give it a shot in June?  ...

Richard Wilmot ... I wonder where he is now?

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Over 35 years ago I met and teamed up with a South African climber in Chamonix for two weeks - before heading to the Gunks and Yosemite - ...

A Ski Mountaineer's Reflection On Yoga

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CANMORE ... first nordic races if the season!

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Valhalla ... the stark naked and bare-assed segment

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS AMUSING SEGMENT.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

I will be skinning up Whiteface pretty soon

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Don't Leave Home Without It ... Three things you have to have for an Ultra

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH SOME WISE WORDS FROM HAL KOERNER

Fabulous Run

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At the end of the day I treated myself to a nice jog around our hilly, 5.5k perimeter loop. The light just after sunset on Pitchoff was aw...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

Burly mountain race ... Limone Extreme in Italy

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SKYRACE VIDEO.

Sweet Sixteen ... Lucy's birthday

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October 20 ... first snow in the Adirondacks ... Mount Marcy

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Post-Annapurna Interview With Ueli Steck

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First Nordic Race Of The Season In North America

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Of course there have been races in the Southern Hemisphere, but on October 24 the season starts for the US and Canadian teams in the Froze...

Great Fall Workout

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After Columbus Day they close the Whiteface Toll Road to vehicle traffic. I ran up 5k and 1500' ... Ice on the trees near the top, a...

Junior Nationals March 1-8

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

Check out the video "St Paul's Cross Country Meet"

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OMG ... watch this video of Ueli's solo on Annapurna

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Ueli Steck - Annapurna South Face - Quick Edit from Nepal from Fenom Creative Group on Vimeo .
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

A MUST SEE ... reel rock 8

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REEL ROCK 8 Trailer from Big UP Productions on Vimeo . The chutzpah and athleticism of Daniel Wood in SENSEI is unreal. You will fall i...

Dasha Gaiazova training for Sochi

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Dasha 2014 from Twin Zebra on Vimeo .
Monday, October 14, 2013

Ski Season Starting In Chamonix

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With snow down to the town, and crews out snow-blowing the mid-station and the Midi, people are making lots of turns. CLICK HERE TO R...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

After 16 days the government and national parks will be back!

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CLICK HERE YO READ THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED

Check out the video "Bouldering On Campus"

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