A major rock avalanche coming off Royal Arches in Yosemite has forced the temporary closure of this historic hotel. Click on the is text to read the full story.
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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
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- Hock Bails ... too much work!
- More laps
- Potato Late Blight
- NCS Crag: "Want some"
- The Ausable Club
- Owl's Head Cragging
- Dana Couloir makes the NY Times
- Matt Cruising on the Crag
- NCS class of '85
- Sunny Weather in the Alps
- Fossils Cragging Again
- The Greatest Climber in the World
- Weekly totals
- Its closer to this season than last!
- Ueli Steck again
- The beta on the "Impossible Dream"
- The Impossible Dream
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- August 25th Idea
- Fantastic Three Days!
- Barkeater Cliffs
- Notch Mountain Slabs: "And She Was"
- More Fossil Cragging
- Ricardo Cassin passes away
- Fossil Cragging
- Too much food, too little exercise
- Garage Apartment
- More Cragging
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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')