Fossil Alpinism

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I took advantage of great spring conditions, and took out my ski mountaineering gear for a 90 minute tour around campus. The workout include...

Take the Adventure Journal poll, unfortunately they left out two key questions: Is there an age limit? Never on a mountaineering trip? ...

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We still have great snow ... wonderful track skiing over on the Olympic trails, the rope tow up and running, as well as great backcountr...

Just back from the Olympics and the last World Cup events in Holmenkollen Norway, the town of Saranac Lake has been celebrating the three bi...

I am almost done and its been a great read. Also it will be one if those books that will not just sit in the shelf, my sense is that I ...

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Brrr ... Pretty chilly! Maybe by the end of the week the sugaring season will start.

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Just before my daughter headed back to St. Paul's we went for a short ski. She was on waxless, rock skis, and I was huffing and puffin...

After spending the morning on the NCS rope tow, I joined Gary and John on Ice Shot (NEI 4). Gary made an excellent lead as the final column ...

It's that time of year on her farm. Cider - the lamb wearing a red jacket - was a runt and barely alive. However, Selden has had her i...

Spring term starts tomorrow when our NCS students arrive from the far flung corners of the globe. I will spend this Saturday morning makin...

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I used a free voucher to take a day off from the office. No lift lines, not too cold, not too icy, and not too sore today ... Just the way...

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It is almost the first day of spring and I can not remember the skiing being better than the 7k tour I took today ... Shortly after John...

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I was in town over the weekend to see alumni, and got caught in a freakish spring storm that dumped a couple of inches of wet snow, which ...

I continue to be totally engaged by this new book. It includes some wonderful, and at least to me, never seen quotes. "A few hours ...

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I spent two hours doing laps on the campus randonee trail. Shuffling along through the woods, propagating fractures were shooting out from t...

Where there is no joy there can be no courage; and without courage all other virtues are useless. CLICK HERE TO READ THE BEST EDWARD AB...

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I have this on my calendar for the last big training day before I fly to Peru.

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She had a great time, she is pretty tired, but she is excited about the Eastern High School Championships next weekend ... then it i...