Fossil Alpinism

Poor snow conditions meant the he ski plane could not pick them, so they had to hike out 100 miles. They cached much of their gear, to make ...

Morning temps have been in the 20s, however daytime highs are in the 50s. I don't know when it's going to snow! Starting to panic; ...

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kks8NuulC1E

 This seven minute video - set in and around Zermatt - has fantastic scenery and makes you want to do it as a 4-5 day climb. https://m.yout...

Roughly one-in-three years I get to ski the Whiteface toll road at least once or twice in October. Clearly, that will not happen this year. ...

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=azgvOyBB7fA&feature=youtu.be

In the late 1970s and early 80s this was the route that was always on my mind, but the stars never aligned, and it will have to wait until m...

Twice postponed because of covid, it was finally nice to see many of my old buddies. A wonderful two days, however the 6.5 hours driving ea...

This is adjacent to the area I taught ski mountaineering courses for the Colorado Outward Bound School in the late 1970s. https://fasterski...

My college buddy - with little or no body fat - was always cold. I am just in a shirt and baseball cap, while he has all his layers on!  Lov...

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 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vYi0LrT5bWU Getting excited about going back next fall.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/18/fears-for-iranian-climber-elnaz-rekabi-after-she-competed-in-seoul-without-a-hijab

I traveled to Manchester NH and back yesterday. The two main objectives were to visit my Aunt Elaine in the hospital, and to review the four...

The destination was the north side of Pitchoff, which we could ski (look at Brian's tiny snowshoes) to right from the North Country Scho...

Earlier this week - Monday morning - I tried to prioritize, what were the most important bucket list items, I wanted to tick off in the ne...

 https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/how-to-save-a-ski-town-west-tourism-economy/

https://www.wildsnow.com/32708/pre-season-checklist-ski-touring-gear-upkeep/

 https://www.adventure-journal.com/2022/10/meet-the-boundary-smashing-climber-they-called-the-queen-of-the-north-faces/

Last week I logged 17.5 hours, with 55k running and 102k riding my exercise bike. I also eased back in, with three relatively short strength...

It won't be long now!

 A wonderful essay by Katie Ives - departing editor of Alpinist - about climbing magazines, their demise and the rise of the internet. http...

 Nexus is produced and directed by women, and it profiles five pairs of women ski buddies.  Helps you count down the days until you can ski...

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/how-caffeine-boosts-endurance/

My recent long run in the Valley, reminded me of my first big wall in the fall of 1978.

https://mtnath.com/training2022/amp/

It was a great trip to the Sierras. My buddy Mark who has wrestled with multiple health issues over the past four months, literally got off ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/sports/hilaree-nelson-dead.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Obituaries ...

https://www.wildsnow.com/32674/hilaree-nelsons-body-found-on-manaslus-south-face/

I got back to Olympic Valley last night, and Liz cooked up a tremendous BBQ supper. This morning (9:45 am) Mark will drive me down to the Re...

Heading back to Tahoe. I did a great recovery jog up Lundy Canyon, and we stopped at Travertine Hotsprings.

I feel pretty good considering last week I had two interval sessions, a tough race, and more mileage than usual. Today will be low key: ...

Excellent race - technical and at altitude - I finished first in my age group, for the inaugural Mammoth Mountain Uphill Run.

This is mostly a rest day, as I race up Mammoth tomorrow. Yesterday afternoon I ran up to Saddlebag Lake, and back to our campsite at Tioga...

Heading to Tuolumne, stopped at a climbers gathering in Yosemite Village and won a North Face hoodie. Good recovery from yesterdays long run...

I ran the Valley Loop today and it was fantastic. My running time was 4:22.3, and it was just under 23k. I also added some uphill interval...

Another uncharacteristically, rainy day in Tahoe. Despite the poor weather I had another active day: I did an easy 2.5 hour run, with 30 ...

 Well, skies were cloudy with intermittent rain all day; pretty uncharacteristic for the Tahoe region. That said, we had a good day. A leis...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/opinion/patagonia-yvon-chouinard-tom-brokaw.html

After a brutal 24+ hours of travel, including an unplanned bivy in the Dallas airport, I managed to squeeze in a good hike up to High Camp a...

One of my fond mountain memories was hanging out on the Kahiltna Glacier with Jim Bridwell after putting Mark on the plane to Talkeetna fol...

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=129&v=G4NpOlJ_O-I&feature=emb_title

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/climate/patagonia-climate-philanthropy-chouinard.html

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Having seen a bunch of the articles about the collapse of the Col de la Fourche hut, brought up many fond memories of my climb of the Senti...

Fires in the Sierra foothills - ash and bad air quality - had me putting off my flight for a week. (Good thing I had trip insurance.) Still...

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