Currently doing seismic fieldwork, Greg has this to say ... I'm currently developing some virgin stone in East Africa at an undisclosed location. I will say that the rock is coarse granite, African Shield, there are hundreds of problems, potential routes up to 600 feet and the temperature is only 110 in the shade. I call this problem... "Solomon knows how to drive" ... Note the hiking boots.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Hock on the 5.7 "Razor" Pitch
Selden and Gary getting ready to frame the cabin
Fossils on Ishinca (18,500')
A bunch of old guys still enjoying the mountains, and the training they need to do to get off the couch
Books I Am Reading
- Alpine Rising
- The Chalet
- Cham
Total Pageviews
Popular Posts
-
We came from nowhere towns like Upland, Cucamonga, Ontario, and Montclair. None of us had done anything more distinguished than chase down... -
KURTYKA WAS A LEADING PROPONENT OF FAST AND LIGHT IN THE 1970s and 1980s. This is a historically important essay written in 1988. The Art ... -
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...
-
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/opinion/body-muscles-40s-aging.html
-
I ran into Pete Metcalf in the Tetons a couple of years before he did this groundbreaking alpine style route, and maybe a decade before he s... -
But, now I am back trail running in the 'dacks. It's deer hunting season, so dressing accordingly and picking trails wisely.
-
Last week I re-read A Medal Of Honor, a novel about an Olympic biathlete, this week it's The God Of Skiing. A novel about a fictional T...
-
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,...
Posts
Blog Archive
-
▼
2008
(440)
-
▼
March
(40)
- The Black Dike
- Short History Lesson
- Larry: Friend of Fossils
- Still Plenty of Ice
- One Possibility: The Arete du Diable
- The Evolving Game Plan for Chamonix
- A Much Younger ... El Presidente!
- Sel the farmer
- Another 30 Year Old Picture
- Greg: Friend of the Fossils
- Chouinard's AAJ text
- 1966 ... Chouinard and Kor on Les Courtes
- 70 Years Old!
- Oh My Gosh!
- Ski Mountaineering
- Easter Ice
- A mere 30 years ago!
- A Fossil Team?
- Leashless?
- Bad Weather Alternatives
- Historic and Classic Video
- Chamonix Close-up
- The Ice Climb of Our Dreams
- Spring Training
- A 30 year deja vu!
- Inspirational
- Dry Tooling
- Late Afternoon Ski
- A Chamonix Warm-up
- Ski Mountaineering Season
- Tuckerman's Ravine
- South Gully
- Skiing Back to the Cabin
- Homage to Michael
- Too Far Fetched?
- Chere or Contamine Couloirs
- Another Option
- A Ton of Options
- South Face of Aiguille du Midi
- Or this?
-
▼
March
(40)
Important Climbing And Skiing Website Links
Aiguille de Gliere
Hock on the 5.7 "Razor" Pitch
Hock's best. What were your Five biggest and best routes?
- South Ridge of the Gliere
- North Ridge of the Grand Teton
- North Buttress of Middle Cathedral
- Sentinel Rouge on Mount Blanc
- Black Dike on Cannon
Hock's handful of could have, would have, wished I had, and still hope to do routes!
- West Face Tocllaraju
- North Face of the Matterhorn
- Black Ice Colouir on the Grand Teton
- Cassin Ridge on Denali
Fossil Clubhouse
Selden and Gary getting ready to frame the cabin
Cordillera Blanca
Fossils on Ishinca (18,500')