Fossil Alpinism

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This documentary is only six minutes long, however it is an outstanding piece of cinema and mountaineering history. https://m.youtube.com/wa...

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I will bike today and do the bottom third of the Whiteface VK course, and then start to dial it back a bit for the next two weeks.

Next couple of Saturdays will be sufferfests … the Whiteface Vertical Kilometer and then the 50 mile Prouty gravel ride.  David Hochschartne...

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The trailer from the moving 2015 documentary.  The full video is available on Amazon Prime, and other platforms.  https://m.youtube.com/watc...

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Last week I biked almost 200k and 26k hiking, with 5700' vertical.  Yesterday, I biked 35k, and hiked 5k, with a total of 1875' vert...

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https://www.wildsnow.com/31825/light-and-fast-or-fun-and-functional-the-eternal-decision/#more-31825 Well, there is no right answer, but the...

Riding mileage is going up, sleep is good, although heat rate should be lower. A total rest day is included in these totals.

The first of three sky races in Olympic Valley this weekend.  What is Skyrunning: Skyrunning  is a  sport  of mountain running up to or exce...

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Lucy at 14 years old, skis all 160k on classic touring skis. (At age 61, I managed 120k, and unfortunately it was cancelled the past two yea...

 https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/training-load-research-2022/ After reading this article, it seems that using %tm...

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After a fall 2021 ultra,  I have lost both big toenails in the past couple of months … https://semi-rad.com/2022/06/goodbye-toenail-and-tha...

Watch one of the top female sky runners, power up the Zegama VK, last week. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4wcR4RAZ4p0

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I logged 18 hours and just under 4400' vertical. A total of 186k (149k exercise bike, 31k running, 6k ergometer).

At the moment, possibly destinations are Sierras, or Chamonix, or Cascades, or the Tetons.  If we head to Wyoming, I think Cube Point would ...

A festive, but quiet birthday evening. We had some Prosecco and dinner from the Dack Shack, followed by a fun movie - I Am Your Man - and th...

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Nothing revolutionary here, but a great review, and reminder that strengthening muscles around joints is critically important. Intellectuall...

The morning included a 2.5 hour workout, followed by lunch and a nap; after which I took Stash, for an easy hike up to the mid-station at Wh...

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.

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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...

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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...