Fossil Alpinism

I am back to reading Echevarria's magnum opus, The Andes: the complete history of mountaineering in high south america.  A century befo...

https://mtnath.com/the-art-of-suffering/

 http://www.skimolife.com/journal/2019/9/24/blown-life-after-my-acl-rupture-6.html

Probably the last time - until November - when skiing mileage exceeds my running volume.  A quick recap: 15.5 hours, 5100' vertical asce...

 http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web21s/wfeature-karen-stolz-remembered

Still time for a trip to Tuckermans Ravine, or maybe some turns on the east snowfields. 

For those that follow Nordic skiing, Simi Hamilton is a well known figure; the best American male sprinter over the past decade. As a world ...

Another spring snowstorm brought 5-6 inches of snow, and so yesterday afternoon I headed up the toll road. My ski today will be the 120th da...

 https://mtnath.com/steep-ski-pioneers/

The Stellaronda Skimarathon in the Dolomites. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn1ZOxAgJ1I

Just over 15 hours, with 4300' vertical, and 144k; however it is clearly a transitional season. At 14.3k skiing accounted for the smalle...

It blows my mind, the things they ski!  Having climbed the north face of Liskamm, bailed on the Gervasutti Couloir, and gotten a good look a...

Over the next couple of weeks I will share these historical essays, about various aspects of skiing from skimo training to skiing 8000 meter...

Yesterday, was my 117th day on snow since May 1, 2020.  It snowed off and on all day, with accumulations directly related to elevation. Abov...

https://www.podiumrunner.com/nutrition/10-things-the-latest-science-tells-us-about-caffeine-and-athletes/

Starting to transition to a new season. Second day in a row jogging dirt up Jay Mountain Road. I have spent time on the exercise bike, and t...

 Listen to her awesome TedTalk, and plan your next adventure.  She is the author of several books, an ultra-runner and owner of several FKT...

On April 12th, 1934 (87 years ago), a gust of 231 mph was recorded at the Mount Washington Observatory.



This is the story of sky running champ, Hillary Allen (aka Hillygoat), and her horrific accident from a fall on the highly technical Tromso ...

Sunny, slushy, great scenery, and mushy yesterday, doing laps on the 3k loop. I will be out there shuffling today on the last official MVH d...

 https://vimeo.com/ascensionlefilm/ascensionlefilm



Pretty burly; this is about 180k and beaucoup vertical.

Awhile ago I had read the book, We Die Alone, which this movie is based on. It's gripping, an unbelievable story, and for once the mov...

I used Monday as a rest day (first in two weeks) and enjoyed a sauna, followed by a snow rubdown. Tuesday I went back for some skinning on K...

I am currently reading an 80 page kindle sample of Echevarria's magnum opus. Written well, incredible research, and clearly authoritati...

Last week was meant to be for recovery, however I logged just over 13 hours and almost 8500' vertical ascent.

With skin transitions, it was three hours of skiing, with a bit over 10k and 3000+ vertical feet of ascent. The weather was perfect.

Did a couple of laps before my college buddies showed up for the weekend.

 http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web21s/wfeature-evelio-echevarria-obituary

 https://trailrunnermag.com/people/what-57890-vertical-feet-in-24-hours.html

With the cancellation of the main event, Red Bull ran a virtual event. Instead of 30 hours to complete 220k you had 30 days.

Also, great for aging and creaky knees, like mine!  However, I am not quite ready for some of his advanced versions of the exercise.  https...

Yesterday it snowed before our morning shakeout jog, and we have more snow coming on Thursday afternoon. However, today will be another warm...

 Having put a return to Norway on my bucket list - my only visit was 1972 - I have started to read, dream, and scheme. Of course, the big p...

"We did not dream at night. We dreamt during the day, and we chased those dreams with such intensity that at night we slipped into a co...

A 220k course dating back to 1884. You get 30 hours, and it is classic only. This years race - except for a small elite division - has been...

Gotta have some handy when it's klister time.

 When they first became available in America I bought their leashes for ice tools. I have been on their mailing list for a few years, and I...

Yesterday morning I did a nice classic ski on the new trails at Mount Van Hoevenberg and in the afternoon, I skinned laps on Mount Pisgah.

 This is a delightful collection of short essays and brief radio talks in Vermont media over a span of several decades. For those who have ...

In the morning, once things softened up I skied biathlon loops for over an hour. In the afternoon I did laps on Mt. Pisgah which is closed,...



Hopefully another 20-30 before I put the skis away for the season.

My knee is still recovering from the horrendous ski wipeout last week. The totals for the week were just under 4000' of vertical ascent ...

Apparently, for several thousand years, farmers in the alps have moved livestock to alpine pastures as summer approaches. In three months th...

The link below is to a book talk and slideshow about the 10th Mountain Division, by Maurice Isserman, a Hamilton College history professor....