Fossil Alpinism

Getting over the Broken Arrow Ascent, traveling for 26 hours, adjusting time zones, and putting a persistent cough behind me, were all the ...

In 2002, Lewy, Hock, Callie, and Mark climbed the Dana Couloir.

The lead pack of men went over the pass just 40+ minutes into the race. With unusually cool weather, no snow on the course, and a deep elite...

Planning on ten days of hiking and possibly an alpine snow climb on Pollux. (I will also test my endurance level on the Matterhorn Fitness ...

Well, nobody loves a red-eye, but the older I get, the more brutal it gets. Wonderful to hug Selden, scratch the dogs, sit on the deck, loo...

A long travel day! Next up: The Prouty 50 miler, afterwards ten days in Zermatt, followed by knee surgery on August 31st. ...

Excellent day; stretch, hike with Mark, nice trail run, and a cruise on the bike. GREAT TRIP.

It will be sad to leave the Sierras, but delightful to be back with Selden, our dogs, and the view from the farm! As per last week, I wa...

So, in the recent uphill trail races I have run in the Sierras I am four for four podiums.

Watching the 23k race and Mabel in the kid’s race. Awesome.

I am feeling pretty decent after the Broken Arrow Ascent. I spent most of the day watching the 46k - livestream and at the finish - as well...

With big drops into the void on both sides, scrambling, hauling on fixed lines, trying to get up a bolted ladder - the stairway to heaven - ...

The weather was perfect; it was an incredible international field, and despite being several minutes slower than 2024, I finished on the pod...

This three day race series, brings in an international field, and hundreds of racers. The uphill race is approximately 5.5k with just over 2...

A beautiful last night on the east side with a slim crescent moon sinking behind the mountains, and Venus beaming brightly. I did an easy mo...

The Broken Arrow Ascent is three days away. I did a 61 minute run this morning. It included 3x5minute uphill intervals on technical terrai...

Reading, washing up, root beer floats, and emailing with wifi … probably a little stretching and easy cycling when it cools off. Tomorrow,...

Having a wonderful time in the Sierras, and the weather continues to be excellent, although a bit hot for my taste. I logged just under 13 h...

Another hot day, with two trail runs, but also an unusual heart rate spike as I had two weeks ago. DISTURBING.

Camping at Crags - elevation 2168m - just off Twin Lakes outside of Bridgeport. We had a relaxed morning. I was up reading at 5:30, then s...

Yesterday was a long travel day, but I managed a 40 minute jog when I got to Olympic Valley, and I managed to stay up with Mark - shooting t...

Yesterday was summery weather with clear skies and temperatures in the low 80s. Klink and I hiked up Baxter Mountain and then Owls Head in ...

Yesterday, was the day - over a century ago - that Mallory and Irvine were last seen high on the slopes going for the summit. ...

While the New Hampshire AMC White Mountain Huts are still supplied by human power, not so in the Alps … helicopters. On a different note,...

I have little or no skill, but I do enjoy it. So hopefully, I will make time for some sketching, and maybe even a little watercolor paintin...

The good news is that after the gel/cortisone injections my knees feel much better. Even better, Dr Byrne says that with an early September ...

Selden had book group on June 3rd, so we celebrated yesterday. We opened a bottle of bubbly, then headed to town for a nice dinner. As per u...

A consultant who retires at 60, decides to pick up where he left off decades ago … climbing in the Andes, Antarctica, Alaska, New England, a...



I couldn’t make it last night. I have never been, but it’s on my hit list for this summer!

In late July of 1978 I was camped on a pasture high above Zermatt. After a long approach and climb of the Triftigrat on the Breithorn, I wa...

Despite significant knee pain, and an increase in daily ibuprofen consummation, I had a good week of training. I logged 15 hours, on 151 k...