Fossil Alpinism

I did 3 x 7 minutes on the new competition trails. Full recovery on descents, and my heart rate was Level 3/4 on the hill repeats.

A close game, only decided in the last five minutes; however a great reunion with some buddies from the class of 1974.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fbqHK8i-HdA&feature=emb_title

This morning I did a casual trip up this route with Stash. Once or twice a summer I do a time trial on this 2.5k run with 1200' verti...

 Soon we will be dreaming of winter again! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=klZz1DyNc8s

The bugs are not bad yet, and Stash and I spent a morning hour doing hill repeats, bookended by 90 minutes on the exercise bike, for warmu...

https://www.wildsnow.com/31690/revisiting-the-blue-ice-harfang-crampon/    The bottom line is they seem to be the real deal. Another bottom...

Lots of reading, and chores. I put away skis and winter clothing. I put away all the clothing that was washed from my recent trip. And after...

Saturday was a full training day: yoga to start with, followed by the exercise bike, and then out for a jog with Stash. I finished the day w...

A beautiful day for it, and as I remembered, a spectacular view.

It was a great trip. I didn't scare myself as much as Kilian or Honnold, and I certainly didn't make myself suffer as much as Dig...

 On the first flight, just as the sun set, we got a view of the Three Sisters in Oregon. My next flight is from Portland to Chicago, then...

This was a great trip; reconnecting with Mark and Danny, as well as the entire Ewing clan. The fun meter was high and lots of new memories,...

MOST FAMOUS … probably Jessie Diggins, maybe Kikkan Randall, or possibly Bill Koch. However this statue reminded me, that my vote would be...

Day 13 was a very full day. Three cups of chai, launched a quick trip to Tahoe City to say hello to Danny, and get some gear I left at his h...

Spent 90 minutes doing a skimo tour - wish I had my skate skis - in Yosemite, starting at Tioga Pass. On the drive back to Tahoe we loaded u...

Day 11 in the Sierras … a great terrific 2.5 hour hike up to Fern Lake with 1600' vertical. Mark fished, we checked out Mammoth for me ...

It has been unusually cold and windy thus far. Tahoe has gotten 15 inches of snow during this period, and just yesterday there was snow on t...

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=266&v=ROW0XD9N45Q&feature=emb_title

Yesterday started off well, with a leisurely breakfast of yogurt, bananas, dates, as well as a great deal of caffeine. Then an easy, but ter...

The Bishop area has an amazing amount and variety of climbable rock. The bouldering guide has over 3000 routes in it. Just north the Mammoth...

Yesterday was a potpourri of activities. A sunrise yoga and tai chi session. Lots of tea, coffee, and bullshit in the warm sun. A nice 9...

In the back stands 13,992' Mount Humphreys. We are camping in Bishop for the next few days. Yesterday I did a nice 3+ hour ski tour with...

A great day … 3.5 hours and 1750' and slushy turns.

https://www.wildsnow.com/31448/fueling-for-ski-touring/#more-31448

I am pretty worn out today from yesterday's 18 hour travel day. However Skimo laps at Alpine Meadows (they are closed) helped shake out ...

Heading to the Sierras tomorrow.

In advance of the guidebook - coming this summer - here is a website to give you a taste, and glimpse of what is to come. https://sierratrai...

 My 2021-22 training season went well. My volume increased to almost 800 hours, with a total of 238,000' vertical, and with a total of ...

An hour of bouldering (laps on the traverse wall) and yoga at the Mount Van Hoevenberg gym.

https://www.adventure-journal.com/2022/04/historical-badass-climber-charlie-porter/ David Hochschartner (Hock)

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2022/04/28/jack-kuenzle-mount-hood-fastest-known-time-speed-record/65352461007/

Lenny and I were the "Best Man" at each other's wedding, a long time ago. He is a longtime Yankee fan and season ticket-holder...

It reminds me of my experience on the south ridge of Hunter, although we bailed much earlier.  https://www.patagonia.com/stories/a-partial-a...

Once upon a time - maybe 40 years ago - I would have salivated over this beta. Those days are long gone, but it's still fascinating to r...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KdxTSshAMIA&feature=emb_imp_woy

A pretty good morning riding lifts with my Skimo race gear. And another transition week … lower volume with a touch under 14 hours, but stil...

Then I need to get a copy of this booklet, to explore a bunch of other ski tours while I am in Colorado. It seems like the Wasatch, Sierras...

https://www.sportiva.com/blog/anton-krupicka-sellaronda-pt-two

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web22s/newswire-laura-tiefenthaler-solos-the-eiger-north-face?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm...

Well, with over a foot of new snow, we will have groomed skiing for 3-4 days longer … yahoo!

I am perusing Setting First Tracks , a hundred year history of Madshus from 1906-2006, and the rise-fall-rebirth of the Norwegian ski indust...

In 1938 skiing off the roof of the Timberline Lodge, at the base of Mount Hood.

We are getting hammered with over a foot of heavy wet snow. Thankfully, I know enough not to put all my skis away in April.

Interesting short video … https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=55&v=ao2Jfm35XeE&feature=emb_title

The Mount Van Hoevenberg Climbing Gym is open for business.

 Getting ready to read the Kindle sample online, and it has gotten good reviews.  Written by an author who has actually climbed the 8000m p...

A series of three articles from the Uphill Athlete website about fat adaptation. The quote below is from the first article, as is the link e...