Fossil Alpinism

 From the short story, "The Greatest Climber In The World" which is set in Chamonix: "Standing in the Place de la Poste, I t...

Mark, Liz, and I drove down to the floor of the valley. Saw the amazing views and the Big Stone. Remembered our shared climbs on: Middle Ca...

This time the hike was just a prelude to several hours of wandering, yoga, tai chi, and bouldering. A great outing.

Well, we finally got to use our reservations to enter Yosemite National Park. On the left is Unicorn and on the right is Cathedral Peak. (I ...

A bit of tai chi, lots of reading, as well as a trip to Lee Vining for food and to catch up on email. Of course, lots of talk about our upco...

We did a three hour hike up to the pass which gains access to the long summit plateau of Conness. A bit of a late start, and different fitne...

Once again I started with yoga, and after a casual morning we headed over to June Lake and while Mark and Danny fished, I did a nice stiff ...

As with most days, I have started with tai chi and yoga. Today's agenda was hiking around Saddlebag Lake and getting to the base of Nort...

A decent night sleeping at 9200' however we didn't put up the tent, so I was a tad chilly. I did tai chi, an easy trail run, and als...

A bit of tai chi, a 40 minute run, and an hour of rock climbing. However, most of the day was shopping, debating, and planning two weeks on...

Before we drove down I did some tai chi and a run on the Western States Trail.

Mostly continued planning, debating, and sorting gear for the east side of the Sierras and Yosemite. Mark managed to score a three day entry...

As always struggling with jet lagged, and so I was up at 3:30am. A great first hike - I felt good - and had about 30 minutes of fast paced ...



If all goes well, I should be in Squaw Valley with Mark for a late supper. Last week I had high volume (16 hours) but lower intensity, and s...

https://www.adventure-journal.com/2021/06/historical-badass-climber-john-bachar/   On one of my first days in The Valley I remember climbi...

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/science/watermelon-snow-algae-glacier-blood.html?action=click&module=Science%20%20Technology&pgty...

https://www.irunfar.com/steep-and-high-aerobic-training-strategies-for-mountains-and-altitude

Yesterday's fantastic weather kept the bugs at bay. I had a great hike from the farm to the summit of Mount Van Hoevenberg, and back.  I...

https://vimeo.com/487691322 

Well, while the US Biathlon Team was doing level 3 rollerski intervals, and testing lactate, I was on the upper portion - grassy - of the c...

I think Powder Magazine is now defunct, however they are making select early issues available on-line.  I spotted this ad in the November 19...

Unwittingly, last week functioned as something of a recovery week (14+ hours). I took two rest days, and another day with just an unusual si...

I found an on-line copy of Mark Salzman's page turner, so I am re-reading it for the third or forth time.  For those more visually incli...

I have read quite a large armload of Everest books, and read a kindle sample of this one recently. I put it on my list, but with this revi...

A podcast well worth listening to ... https://www.thesharpendpodcast.com/episode-62

This line of Dynafit products are named after the famous skimo race from Zermatt to Verbier. I have now almost completed a pure skimo race k...

I just got my issue in the mail a few days ago, and so I have not really dug deeply yet, but I am excited and delighted to have it on my bed...

Good weather, 15+ hours of exercise, and just over 4500' vertical ascent. I scratched rock twice again this week, and feel like I am get...

Many laps (5.4-5.7) at Notch Mountain Slabs.

Warmed up on the exercise bike for 30 minutes then made from farm to summit and back in just a bit over two hours. Finished the day with a m...

Getting psyched for easy mountaineering routes in the Sierras in mid-June.

https://www.outsideonline.com/2423965/why-do-climbers-die-on-everest

 This is the opening minute of a thirty minute NBC video, telling the story of the 1994 Italian upset of Norway, in what has been called Th...

I logged 16+ hours and 4600' vertical this week. I also managed to get on the rock twice this week, as well as accumulating 120k (bike, ...

 https://vimeo.com/552932641

 https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Olympic-medalist-tries-to-backcountry-ski-all-16014965.php

https://www.adventure-journal.com/2021/05/historical-badass-climber-skier-adventurer-ned-gillette/

Ten years ago, bunch of buddies - Gary, Mark, Brian, and Hock - got together in Rocky Mountain National Park. The picture of me leading the...

https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqDQWJYMLv

There are a large bunch of pictures, previously unpublished, like this one. Not necessarily great photographic art, but they do give you a ...

As recounted by Chouinard, in his book Some Stories: lessons from the edge of business and sport, which I have just started reading. (Two ye...

Many laps on the Pitchoff Slab.

View from summit of Owls Head. Time to stop bouldering and bring a rope along for some laps on this crag.

Sun, shorts, good snow cover ... what's not to like about skiing in May! Next year it will be on my "to do" list. I will coupl...

The week had 14+ hours, 4350' vertical, and 113 kilometers (bike, run, ergometer).

The Angel Slides on Wright, and the summit of Algonquin are prominent. Just out of the camera view are Colden, Marcy, and Gothics. A beauti...

 https://mtnath.com/the-steep-skiing-of-tomorrow/