Fossil Alpinism

On my agenda will be: running the Painbrush-Cascade Canyon Loop, bouldering at Jenny Lake, hiking up Prospectors Mountain, and climbing the...

Browsing through an old Ken Wilson, Mountain magazine, I saw this ad for the famous French climbing boots. I suffered through two pair of s...

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I logged 18+ hours, 5325' vertical, and 185k (145k on the exercise bike and 40k on foot). This also included two interval sessions, as ...



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I kept it under control - mostly 130-140 bpm, so a solid level 4 workout. Nice day, and hung out with college buddies afterwards. Hoping I ...

In the early 1990s I spent a fantastic two weeks with Gary, Ben, and Susie skiing some great routes during the March NCS spring break. We to...

https://alpsinsight.com/trip/climbing-4000-meter-introduction-peaks-breithorn-allalinhorn-and-strahlhorn/

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/uphill-trail-running-research-2022/

Selden is on the mend, I turned 70, and I logged 18 hours, 6000' vertical and 145k (101k exercise bike and 44k on foot).

 https://sierratrailruns.com/interview-with-artist-ann-piersall-logan/ Great rendition of the view of Lone Pine Peak, Day and Keeler Needl...

The top three finishers are in … Kilian, Francois, and Dakota. Kilian broke the course record again. Courtney is running in sixth place over...

Ryan Sandes running the Fish River Canyon. https://vimeo.com/47355798

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku4dYpW6MG0&feature=youtu.be

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/sweat-science-summer-book-list-2022/

It has been eight brutal days since her emergency appendectomy; we are keeping close tabs on her to make sure no infections develop. She wil...

Well Selden is still in the hospital recovering from her appendectomy. Obviously my 50 mile gravel ride with buddies is out. With the excep...

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=395&v=U3rPYvO7gQQ&feature=emb_title Or, the best - and only real job - Kelly Cordes has...

 While I don't have any great footage of this year's July Fourth race, when the course record was crushed; we do have some great fo...

 The Sanctity of Space is one part a daring and outrageous climb of the Tooth Traverse; one part a celebration of Brad Washburn; one part t...

This video has footage from the late 1970s-early 80s, with Kauk training, and free climbing the Rostrum. A six minute video that brings you...

Reading an article about the new Leonard Cohen documentary, he dropped this metaphor into the conversation about his return to music stage....

Yesterday I ran the Whiteface VK, most of which for me was not running, power-hiking was more the norm. At 3,300' vertical gain in ju...

 Today there is 7 mile race for the USATF Mountain Running Championships, and this will be followed by a Vertical Kilometer uphill race w...

Some great footage, even if you are not a Salomon fan.   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zicu9ES1cxQ

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 http://ari.rdx.net/abc/mountains/mountains.htm

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

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web22s/newswire-denali-slovak-direct-speed-ascents?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Re...

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...

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/mind-vs-body-exercise-research-2022/

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

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/22/opinion/climate-everest-china.html

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...

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qT36sP6Yl8U&feature=emb_title

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...

https://planetski.eu/2022/06/08/glaciers-around-the-world-melting-faster-due-to-increasing-climate-change/

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...

 https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a40078485/montana-land-rush-rich-migration-2022/

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 ...