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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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- Paths Of Glory
- Shieldmaiden
- The Mountaineer’s Companion
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Imagine if I could have logged this training volume ten years ago! Strava has given me a month to preview its subscription app - excellent ...
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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 ... -
My guess is that between books, magazines, maps, framed prints, posters, and my digital collection I have over 2000 items in the Hock Alpi...
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We came from nowhere towns like Upland, Cucamonga, Ontario, and Montclair. None of us had done anything more distinguished than chase down... -
Today is an official training day, and racing starts tomorrow.
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The first graph is my total time Nordic skiing last year, with a Strava paragraph comparing it to the previous season. This next graph is th...
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Looks like a dusting at higher elevations. Dare we hope that the upper part of the toll road might be skiable?
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- A beautiful but brutally cold tour
- 8000 meter peaks from space ... way cool
- Check out the video "NYSEF Time Trial"
- Skiing the Cordillera Blanca
- BLAST FROM THE PAST ... skiing Monte Rosa
- Slim Pickens In The 'dacks
- DID YOU KNOW ... Hemingway ... Galtur, Shruns, Gst...
- Ice Climbing In The Himalayas ... a tutorial on ho...
- MERRY CHRISTMAS
- How can just two days make such a difference?
- We need the snow goddess SKADE to work her magic
- Still skiing ... but just barely
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL THE FOSSIL ALPINISTS
- Ice Advice ... michael kennedy, kitty calhoun, jac...
- Honnold and Croft talking about risk and rock clim...
- The Rise Of Superman ... flow and human performance
- Yuck ... what a way to kick off the first day of w...
- BLAST FROM THE PAST ... ice climbing in Scotland
- Looks like a white Christmas
- The lost treasure of Athualpa
- Sunset laps skinning on the ski hill
- It is even colder on the NCS campus!
- Avalanche Safety Website ... a must see
- Check out the video "NCS Ski Mountaineering Loop"
- Patagonia ... Sustainable fashion
- A MUST SEE ... First Light: journey to the roof of...
- A dawn ski at -5 F
- QUOTE OF THE WEEK ... mark twain
- How skating came to Nordic skiing
- Strong performance from the US ladies in Lillehammer
- How to clip into your anchor ... a must watch!
- Short on snow in the 'dacks but still skiing on th...
- Freezer Full Of Meat
- Skiing at Rikert Nordic Center
- Check out the video "NCS Ski Practice"
- Serious backcountry skiing ... Serious shopping
- Avalanche Control, The Olympics, And Sochi
- Ice Anchors
- Geoff Smith, a legendary adirondack mountain man p...
- Excellent Nordic Workout
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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')