Saturday, March 2, 2019

QUOTE OF THE WEEK ... Paul Watkins

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I am re-reading this quite engaging novel which I had read about a decade ago. It has some very quotable passage ... "For me, as fo...
Friday, March 1, 2019

The ice is nice

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Out with the kids doing some laps in Cascade Pass ... it doesn't get much better ... sunny, no wind, relatively warm temps, and plastic ...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

New babies in the barn

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

BLAST FROM THE PAST ... the Chamonix Climber’s Camp

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This short essay captures the experience brilliantly!

CBD ... placebo or wonder drug?

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https://www.outsideonline.com/2296261/athletes-ditching-ibuprofen-cbd-marijuana?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=tweet&utm_medium=so...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Mental toughness ... the secret to most success in the mountains, business, and life

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Build Your Mental Toughness | Trail Runner Magazine A short article with links to other good resources.   https://trailrunnerm...
Monday, February 25, 2019

Dirtbags dress up ... Honnold and Chin at the Oscars

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Well I did not watch it, but Free Solo (our Friday night feature film) won the award for Best Documentary. 

Great Range FKT

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I just read an interesting article in Outside online, about rising interest among women in different FKTs around the country.  Maybe this su...
Sunday, February 24, 2019

Weekend in the mountains with college buddies

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Saturday, February 23, 2019

Alex Honnold critiquing Hollywood climbing films

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R7qSiEKntQA&feature=youtu.be
Friday, February 22, 2019

Kilian Jornet ... trail runner and randonee racer extraordinaire as well as extreme skier!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LIfhbMVN3fY
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Another semi-rad post that is spot on!

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

New York Times ... reports on a recent study using pushups as a predictor for heart health

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/well/move/how-many-push-ups-can-you-do-it-may-be-a-good-predictor-of-heart-health.html?action=click&m...
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

New England Ski Museum

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A visit is on my retirement bucket list; until then I am going to peruse their history of Nordic skiing. http://newenglandskimuseum.org/wp-c...
Monday, February 18, 2019

Climate Change: its time to ramp up political action

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/opinion/sunday/fear-panic-climate-change-warming.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
Sunday, February 17, 2019

What would Ed Abbey be doing today?

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https://www.adventure-journal.com/2016/07/is-there-anything-left-to-be-learned-from-ed-abbey/
Saturday, February 16, 2019

Nice tour on the Jackrabbit Trail

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Friday, February 15, 2019

Expose on Swiss Glaciers

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From the New York Times, an interactive missive, about how climate change may impact Swiss hydro-production and how a tiny alpine country is...
Thursday, February 14, 2019

Memories of Royal Robbins, Jeff Lowe, and Warren Harding

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Another shoutout to the awesome website - FOOTLESS CROW -  covering all things in the British Mountains. These memories span almost two deca...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

A big retirement goal ... get back on a strength training program

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https://www.uphillathlete.com/strength-mobility-aging-mountain-athlete/

Kilian Jornet sets a new 24 hour uphill record ... ski mountaineering

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He averaged 3,200 vertical feet of climbing per hour, or about 77,000' vertical in 24 hours, beating the old record by almost 11,000...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Nordic Race Tailgating

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The scene is a little different than a booze infused football game! Often the weather requires a belay parka, and balaclava, and food runs t...
Monday, February 11, 2019

Winter Carnival Nordic Races

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The Dartmouth races, signal the second half of the collegiate ski season has begun. Two more carnivals to go ... Middlebury next week ...
Sunday, February 10, 2019

Algonquin peaking above the ridge ...

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A nice chilly (4°F) morning jog.

Dartmouth Winter Carnival ...

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I went to a great little Nepalese restaurant - Basecamp - in Hanover with Matt Salinger (NCS '74) and Brandy Zhang (NCS '14 and Dar...
Saturday, February 9, 2019

Great Wildlife/Nature Art ... Mountain Journal

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https://mountainjournal.org/nature-and-wildlife-explored-through-art
Friday, February 8, 2019

Heading to the 209th Dartmouth Winter Carnival

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Heading out to drive over a Middlebury Gap, on a mixture of business and fun ... watching my daughter in the nordic races. This is the 109th...
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Himalayan Glaciers Disappearing from climate change

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https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/05/world/asia/ap-as-nepal-climate-change.html
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

My aerobic year in review

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One of the many cool things about Strava is the end of the year movie it makes with your data. So, complements of Strava, here is my year in...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019

The race for the three poles

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Well written, well documented, but with perhaps more minutiae than anyone but me or an academician could want. Also, unfortunately in this b...
Monday, February 4, 2019

Protect Our Winters ... an important Op-Ed

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Lots of reasons to protect our winters: good economic sense, love of winter sports, snow is a critical water resource and the snowpack is th...
Sunday, February 3, 2019

College Carnival Ski Races

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The eastern D-1 circuit is fiercely competitive, with some skiers back from the World Juniors, some on the U.S. Development Team, and dozens...