Fossil Alpinism

Now that I have unpacked my mountain books I perused an old favorite THE SUMMITS OF SAMIVEL this evening. I am getting excited about goin...

Jumped in the kayak for a couple of laps around Round Lake. Drove a short way to Owls Head for a warmup hike, then parked near the Barkeater...

It's been a long time since I paddled competitively ... but there is nothing more soothing.

http://youtu.be/WRNGqYqF66M

An interesting essay, good photos, and an engaging video. http://features.powder.com/dawn-in-siberia/start

Most of the U.S. ski team skipped this race as they held a sprint time trial at their Lake Placid camp. However, the entire U.S. Biathlon te...

Lucy had a pre-season meet yesterday, today is the 2015 Climb to the Castle, and tomorrow is the last college visit to St. Lawrence.

The first picture shows the change in the Mount Shasta snowpack, over a period of one month, during this hottest of all summers. And while t...

Sunday and parts of Monday were soggy, gray, and rainy, however the rest of the week had glorious weather, and the year is off to a great st...

The video is available for your viewing pleasure at https://vimeo.com/137899759

Working on Harry's farm the summer of 1972 ... and climbing at the Gunks if we were not too tired.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/13/science/for-evolving-brains-a-paleo-diet-full-of-carbs.html?referrer=&_r=0

http://youtu.be/tawy5Vvs1fM

Dreams of climbing an 8000 meter peak alpine style, or climbing the Cassin Ridge or the North Face of the Matterhorn are just not likely to...

College visits, faculty orientation, moving, and getting ready for the start of school have all cut my outdoor time significantly ... ...

There are only a small handful of places that have twice hosted the Olympics, take the time to read this excellent essay on the wonderful sk...

http://running.competitor.com/2015/02/features/chamonix-france-culture-hard-core-trail-running_122558

This massive rockfall adjacent to the normal route must have been pretty cool to watch from the lifts. After climbing Tower Ridge in Scotlan...

I first stayed there in the summer of 1976, shortly after the American Alpine Club purchased the old dude ranch and set it up for climbers i...

Ueli strutting his stuff on thin holds in Chamonix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeTDpjoZNkQ&sns=em

Lots of gut busting moving days left but the spectacular setting does not disappoint.

A spectacular view last evening from the front porch, that was just not able to be captured by my iPhone!

Looking forward to next summer ... http://patitucciphoto.com/2015/08/31/2015-alps-summer-photo-summary/

On my last trip to China my host gave me a bottle of China's very best – moutai. This time he gave me a bottle of the best from a diffe...

Lucy's friend, helping us move to the Round Lake Cottage, on seeing the 70+ boxes of books packed into liquor boxes remarked: "You ...

The morning view from the screened in sleeping porch ... great to be back in the Adirondacks.

Massively jet-lagged and lacking sleep, I did a nice 6k run on the biathlon and mountain bike trails.

Congratulations to Lydia - Ted's daughter - who finished 12th in the CCC. The lead runners are just approaching the finish of the UTMB. ...

After a 14 hour flight from Shanghai to Chicago, and a PR in the O'Hare 5k time trial ... I still missed my connection by a view minut...