Fossil Alpinism

Given the late winter, yesterday was the first day the herd was brought through town up to their pasture in Spiss. With a probable nod to th...

At the Trift hut after the first 2500 foot descent I had a meringue dish and then Hugo's famed apple torte with whipped cream. After an...

Climbed Platterhorn from the hut and back in under six hours, but a two hour knee crushing descent remains to get to Zermatt.

This party of three biked over from Schönbielhütte and stopped for an apple tart before heading down the gorge. In addition to the trail bei...

Trying not to shoot our wad before the race, we changed plans ... Mettelhorn and Platthorn, and then Castor from the Klein Matterhorn. A...

the Midi tram, but still impressive and a bit higher. We were on the Klein Matterhorn lift yesterday and will be on it today, as we head up ...

Heading down from the Gandegg hut - our favorite - there was some talk of a polar bear swim. Brrrr, we all decided it was too cold.

Soaking up the early morning sun with another easy day, hiking to Riffelalp. Corbett our fearless leader, guide, EMT, ultra-runner, and book...

Did not have the time or inclination to go all the way as it was closed.

The view from our hut is not too shabby (below)! Folks are a bit fatigued but two easy days are coming up. A great start for Round Lake Cam...

Yesterday was our longest. We hiked from Trift to the Schönbielhütte. With lunch and rest stops we were on the trail for 8 hours. Fantastic ...

Uphill all the way, with stops it took us about 2.5 hours, about 2.5 miles and 2500'.

It looks like we will have perfect weather into next week ... something of a rarity in the alps. Heading up to the Trifti Hut in about 90 m...

A little more hiking, time in the museum (to see among other things the rope that broke), and a sobering stroll through the climber's ce...

Great morning stretching our legs in the Gorner Gorge and hiking above Blatten and Zum See. Having lunch at a small hut ... potato-celery s...

Flight delays added to a very long day, and so we got to our hotel at 4:30pm. A short hike to Winkelmatten and back helped stretch our legs ...

Lots of crap: rope-small rack-glacier travel gear, hiking kit, and running gear.

Hard to see and believe, but in the shade at 8 am, the frost had not yet melted. Tough growing season for Selden's garden.

A good weather report for next week!  Pack your bags, and I will see you in the airport. The first of the Round Lake Campus Expeditions is a...

A week of hiking, followed by bagging four 4000m peaks, and then a half-marathon with 3200 vertical feet of climbing. 

In my my climbing career thus far, I imagine I have spent 40-50 days at this wonderful place. It is still the go to, inexpensive, and cool ...

Updates on the state of the art in alpine and nordic ski areas response to climate change.  http://www.planetski.eu/news/10523 ...

Heading to Manhattan for some fundraising, and stopped off for a 90 minute hike before sunset. Ten days until I head to the Alps.

With Kilian Jornet and other ultra-runners, spending the winter on skis and doing lots of ski mo races, it was only a matter of time be...

The Breithorn, Castor and Pollux, as well as Monte Rosa are on the list.

Despite the intensely rigid social structures and gender roles, as evidenced by the quote  below from a famous alpine guide, Miriam...

Time to switch running terrain. The Olympic cross country stadium has the best hills, but I was running on the Ladies 5k race course and i...

The article below talks about running the journey; I will not be running this 80 mile loop, but I do hope to trek it in July 2019.  https://...

A beautiful morning, 42 degrees, with Street and Nye in the background.

Setting up the range and working out with Algis Shalna, a U.S. Regional biathlon team coach. (He is a former Lithuanian biathlete with a gol...

In August 2019, El Presidente and Hock the Historian will lead a trip for Camp Treetops and North Country School alumni. Hiking hut-to-...

 Mind-boggling really ... https://www.adventure-journal.com/2018/06/honnold-caldwell-break-two-hours-setting-new-nose-speed-record/

Heading out for a nice hike on the Porter Loop with Stash.