Fossil Alpinism

After a great classical ski this morning, I went for a short run on this glorious afternoon. Our trails will not be runnable for several wee...

Last night it flurried, and flurried all day. By the time students and I got out to the NCS ski hill at mid-morning there was 4-5 inches of ...

Yesterday I was out in the mud and falling snow, jogging with some of our students. The skiing is still great, but some of the adults and ki...

Some insights from Kilian Jornet ... http://alpinrunning.org/2014/12/04/what-means-light-on-mountaineering/#comments

Now that national, World Cup, and world championships are over, spring - end of season races - can bring some crazy permutations of the spor...

Gripping to say the least ... http://www.adventure-journal.com/2015/03/buried-alive-on-the-eiger/

Enjoy this spectacularly beautiful video ... http://youtu.be/ryasKmNBJEc

Let's get psyched for the Ortler Range, next March. And Dick, I'll work on my downhill turns but you need to get some flexibility in...

The road was officially closed, however, not really gated, so we were able to drive close to South Lake ... after having been stopped three ...

Yesterday I went for a long trail run in the vicinity of the Buttermilk Boulders ... and happened upon this heinous overhanging problem that...

Tea and baked goods at Schat's. It's early morning so they are cranking out loaves and bagging different types of loaves. I am s...

Happy Boulders, yoga, and spring touring into Mosquito Flats.

2015 junior nationals

Halfway there and so I stopped for a run and a soak in the Travertine Hot Springs. Sawteeth range in the background.

On Mt. Judah at Sugerbowl.

Big article, big slideshow, big media ... Amazing guy and amazing how mainstream the sport is these days. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03...

Up at 5 am doing work emails; then a nice run in Ward Creek Park, followed by a short visit with Lucy who was inspecting the race course; a ...

However, not when Lundy breaks Mark's fishing pole, chews up the wicker basket, or jumps out of the car when Hock is going for a run, an...

After watching Lucy at the junior nationals we went out for some burgers to discuss when, and where the next climbing trip will be ... 10 da...

It has been a bad winter in the Sierras, but who says there's no snow? As you can see on my tour into Castle Peak one of the trail s...

Yesterday the races kicked off with the 1.3k skate sprints. You start with a time trial - fastest girl does it in 2:58 - and then the top 30...

Looks like a good read: http://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2014/10/martin-boysens-hanging-onreview.html?m=1

2015 NCAA Ski Championships on the Olympic trails and on the Olympic mountain ... March 11-14.

No sugaring yet, but pretty spectacular skiing!