Fossil Alpinism

Another great article from the folks at TGR ...  a great model to quantify your readiness. https://www.tetongravity.com/feature/ski/feature-...

Well, I do agree with his premise - get yourself leaner and fitter - don’t just purchase the performance enhancement. But, I also don’t beli...

Yesterday, I did a three hour run/hike with spectacular views of Bridger Bowl, Ross Peak (left), Sacajawea (right), and Absarokas off in th...

The article shared by the folks from TGR is written from the perspective of a skier, but you can easily substitute the word alpinist and it...

After my daughter - a ratchet strap ninja - moved a used mattress into her apartment, she went for a 2.5 hour rollerski. During the rest of...

Sandwiched between an oil change, grocery shopping, picking up a rental car, and greeting Lucy's ski buddies at the airport; I did an e...

We moved Lucy's stuff into her - awesome - apartment, she unpacked and I took a nap. She ran for an hour, and I did the classic shor...

This afternoon Lucy will move into her apartment, shared with three other nordic skiers. Tomorrow she will start training as part of the Cro...

Cruising through North Dakota and hoping to sleep just inside the Montana border. Yesterday we did a good run in the Black Falls State Fores...

The second dip into the American Alpine Club archives ... one of the first climbing expeditions to China when it was opened up to western mo...

After sleeping in Rochester Friday night, yesterday we cruised through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and stopped at the Illinois doorstep. L...

Only 25 hours of driving left!

Yesterday, I had two good workouts before this 2300 mile drive  ... laps on Owls Head with a 15 pound pack, and later in the day some ergo...

I just started reading this new book about the 10th Mountain Division by Maurice Isserman, the historian from Hamilton College.  He has also...

 A short interview with David Smart, who authored the book Lord Of The Abyss, about Paul Preuss. Preuss was light-years ahead of his climb...

Day two, and I am off our cow pasture and on to the Olympic nordic trails. Petrified of the steep downhills which I walk, and occasionally m...

An ultra-runner who grew up in Wexford, Ireland and lives and works in San Francisco, decides to go home and visit his mom and dad and run t...

The genre of German bergfilm, in the 1920s, is their mountaineering version of the American western. Arnold Franck is the most famous Direc...

Every couple of weeks I have done this same course on a dirt road, which has a 600 foot elevation gain. I started with 15 pounds, and today ...

 From the archives of the American Alpine Club comes the amazing story of the best climb ever ... that failed to reach the summit. A must ...

I hardly ever ride my mountain bike; it just sits in the garage gathering dust. However, this compelling story, and spectacular images got m...

I carried 28 pounds of water on the hike up, as a warmup; I then climbed up, down, and all around for 30 minutes. A great way to spend an ho...

I have been tracking the weather in the Gaspe, and it will be sunny all next week. Perfect weather and backcountry ski conditions, but with ...

So for the 7th week in a row, our week began with Sunday-Monday-Tuesday snow squalls. The sun would peak out for a bit, melt some of the sno...

A good story, a big obvious ski line, and a good diversion for those wishing they were headed up to Tuckermans Ravine this weekend.  https:/...

No sheepskin yet, and of course, no ceremony and hoopla.  However, Lucy got a thumbs up on her oral defense of her thesis.  She did all the ...

 Googling a Banff Award magazine article I discovered this treasure trove on the ROCK AND ICE WEBSITE. In this time of lockdown and stay a...

 https://www.powder.com/gear-locker/how-a-close-call-in-la-grave-changed-my-thoughts-about-bindings/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-powdermag...

Obviously we won't be dropping over the headwall this Memorial Day, but hopefully in the spring of 2021, Left Gully will have my name ...

It is not that unusual, so I think I may head out to ski up the Whiteface Toll Road.

 This engaging Disney movie is suitable for the hardcore climber, as well as a family looking for an entertaining Friday night, family movi...

In America there are a half dozen, sponsored teams which function as home-base for nordic and biathlon Olympians, as well as incubators for...

Given my desire to do some alpine rock routes later this summer or fall, I have started back climbing at High Peaks Cyclery. (The store is o...

 An interesting concept; perhaps even more important, if your main goal is climbing, and not powder.  Skimo boards are light, which is a re...

 As we gear up for the rock climbing season, it's worth 12 minutes to brush up on safe rappel technique. DON'T DIE ON RAPPEL. https...

A nice day, with wonderful views of Algonquin, Colden, Marcy, and Gothics.

No matter whether you are prepping for the Olympic Biathlon mass start, your first 5k fun run, the crux pitch on a new route, or a pre-dinn...

Nick Paumgarten has been writing for the New Yorker for almost two decades.    His range and beat is extensive, but he does a particularl...