Fossil Alpinism

I am going to keep my eye on Foret and Mont St. Anne, and maybe gas up the Hockmobile for an adventure. 

 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/opinion/body-muscles-40s-aging.html



The spectacular fall weather continued, and I logged just under 15 hours, on 136k (113k bike and 23k run), with 3250' vertical. I also d...

Great fall weather continues.

But, now I am back trail running in the 'dacks. It's deer hunting season, so dressing accordingly and picking trails wisely.

A great MTB ride in Minnewaska State Park with Harry; and perhaps even more exciting was the cheesecake his girlfriend baked!

Heck, Lab City and the Menihek Ski trails are only 16 hours away!

Of course, I was not skiing the terrain park!

The good weather continues, and today I am heading down to see an old college buddy. The trip will also include downhill skiing at Big Snow,...

 Looks like and inch or two might happen just before the election, but probably not enough to ski on the toll road.

The LA Freeway, stands for the 34 mile ridge line, including 24 peaks, that extends from Longs Peak to Arapahoe Peak.  Anton Krupicka was a...

You can't ask for much more: skiing, great trail runs, good strength sessions, and some glorious weather. As for the stats, I logged jus...

On some level alpinists, rock climbers, and mountaineers have always been interested in speed … the "Nose" in a day, some nordwan...

Another hard frost this morning, as the overnight low was 22 degrees. By 10:30 am the temperature had risen to 50 degrees and Stash and I we...

A nice workout which included two level 4 repeats, each at 6:30 minutes. After the warmup and cool down, the workout logged 5k, 750', in...

This comet won't be back for another 80,000 years.

First day on snow, skiing up the whiteface toll road.

Here she is running by the Fossil Cabin, and out to the 1980 Olympic trails with Stash. Selden and I could never have managed the Chamonix ...

 The other option is much smaller, and would be a perfect replacement for my current running vest … perfect for a 1-2-3 hour trip.  Whereas...

My first generation 5-6 year old Salomon running vest is showing its age. Thinking about this item …. Use the link to read a review.  https:...

Thanks to Lucy for making it possible for mom and dad to have an adventure, to celebrate their 40th. Lucy took care of the sheep, chickens, ...

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/sandy-irvine-body-found-everest

Seems to only be available in England and various European countries, so I bought a copy in Cham. A long time fell runner, working through w...

We get picked up at 6:45am, and our Geneva flight takes off at 11am. The picture is from yesterday is of the Argentiere terminal moraine, w...

After lunch with Selden and a nap, she went to the hot tub and I went for a workout. I ran 2.5k to Gaillands, bouldered for 45 minutes, ran ...

We did some grocery shopping for our last day in France, and I was checking out new running vests.

Was the cemetary, among the gravestones - old and new - were a memorial to guides who have died in the mountains, and a memorial to local me...

We spent the morning walking around this tiny town, and our first stop was their small, but ornate church.

So, I thought I would trot out some pictures from some of our more photogenic moments. However, it was a good day: caught up on reading ...

The rock was wet from a bit of rain last evening, so I stayed in my approach shoes, and did not go too far off the deck. The jog out was...

Aside from Saturday, it has often been cloudy with an occasional drizzle. However, most every day we have seen some clearing, allowing us to...

 This morning I did an easy hike - out and back - to Lac Gaillands, and then spent about 45 minutes bouldering at the crag there.  The afte...

We took the 11:30 cog railway to Montenvers, at the tail end of the Mer de Glace. Selden and I spent two hours, absorbing the views, digesti...

In addition to a nice walk and dinner with Selden, I did a trail run on the Petit Balcon Sud. I started up the very steep first kilometer, ...

From left to right: Louis Lachenal, Lionel Terray, Roger Frison-Roche, Rene Claret-Tournier, Armand Charlet, and below the balcony – Gaston ...

The company was started in 1821, and there is a wonderful mural in the center of town - near Snell's Sports - which has full scale paint...

Selden jumped in to make a rope of three, with this mural of a guide leading a client on the Mer de Glacé during the 1800s.

The first of four floors!

Waiting for our shuttle to Chamonix … yahoo!

https://www.irunfar.com/into-the-unknown-kilian-jornet-pyrenees-film

Of course, peak foliage will probably come this weekend, while we are in Chamonix. By the time we get home, most of the leaves will probably...

That said, it was a good week; despite a lot of World Cup spectating - which was awesome - my training log did not suffer too much. I ...

Gets another deeply researched piece published.

Here is a Strava exploration of how U.S. team member, and Dartmouth student, John Hagenbuch puts it all together. And, as you'll see the...