Fossil Alpinism

As I am re-reading this wonderful book. And as I am also spending time seeing friends before the big trail race, I decide to visit the Nati...

Watch this terrific video of Catherine Destivelle climbing in the Mont Blanc Range. While the footage is from the Grand Capucin, the Grepon,...

I have just re-read this brilliant book by Roger Hubank. It is incredibly well written, and focuses on the coming of age of a young, well to...

So, even on a well sanded dirt road, it is clear that the trail running season is behind us in the Adirondacks. Those that remember their hi...

Yesterday, Senator Gillibrand spoke at St. Lawrence University in northern New York. As the top government major at the school my daughter w...

Hilarious ... a must watch! https://www.climbing.com/videos/animation-hors-piste-the-worst-mountain-rescue-team/

As a climber it's impossible not to know the name, to be captivated by the archival climbing footage, and interviews with luminaries who...

How timely is this essay!  Of course, it gave me no real insights into how I would do, but quite interesting in an academic sort of way. I ...

I put away the hiking and rock climbing gear, and dragged all my skis up to the house from the Fossil Cabin. The Mount Van Hoevenberg Olymp...

But I wish I was skiing! Ten days until the JFK 50 miler, so I grind out a ten mile run, into a headwind at 5 degrees, with nanospikes on my...

And a full moon setting behind our barn. Sharpen your ice tools, base wax your track skis, and touch up the glue on your skins.

Saturday was my fourth day on snow this season, another great tour on the Whiteface Toll Road. Sunday was a 12 mile hilly run on a dirt roa...

Since my return from Chamonix I have decided to revisit some old favorites. I have re-read First On The Rope and am currently working throu...

Great conditions on the Whiteface Toll Road. I only skied up 1000' vert, and saved a little gas in my tank for an afternoon run. It...

While reading the complete collection of his poems, I came across his prelude for for "The Spell Of The Yukon."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/opinion/nike-running-mary-cain.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage ...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hGxxvefRk9A

It was a beautiful day, but with the snow squall for the first hour, the mud, the huge puddles, and the downed trees from Friday ... it was...

Given the ice we saw forming on Pitchoff yesterday, and the cold temperatures forecasted for next week ... I bet we see something forming up...

With cold weather moving in for the next ten days, and prospects for Nordic skiing rapidly approaching, its time to get psyched.  So, Gary t...

As the President-elect, JFK penned an important article published in Sports Illustrated magazine which can be viewed at the link below.  His...

The Para-Olympic Team has a training camp at Mount Van Hoevenberg, and the Snow Factor has been busy 24/7 making snow.

I am not sure how I feel about rock climbing in the Olympics. Sure, I was in the crowd watching an early World Cup in the 1980s at Snowbird,...

A front is moving in, and we are due for snow on Friday.

https://rockandice.com/tuesday-night-bouldering/tnb-the-big-freaking-deal-aint-bouldering/

A few bright moments: physically feel good, I can jump back into full on training tomorrow, my first 4K were faster than I have run in years...

It's hard to imagine, but if this generation of climbers can do it, then these two are the most likely candidates.  https://www.adventur...

His poetry is often doggrel, but it spoke to the drifters, the gold rush, and the trappers. I read a bit in the Fossil Cabin, before and aft...

No announcement for opening day yet, but I am guessing the second week in November.

On October 25th Foret Montmorency, just north of Quebec City will open a 2k loop on snow stockpiled from last winter ... take a look.  I thi...

This is the time to get ready for those big, mid-winter ski tours. https://www.wildsnow.com/18228/building-first-aid-and-repair-kits/#more-1...

Summit of Mount Van Hoevenberg, with Colden, Wright, and Algonquin in the background. Barkley and Pamela relaxing after a long weekend of b...