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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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I had a good chat with Dr. Byrne, who 15 years ago 'scoped my right knee. After checking me out, looking at the pictures, and hearing ho...
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Selden and I drove just east of Glens Falls - about two hours away - to look at, and test drive several lightly used Subaru cars. Many hour...
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HAPPY EASTER. Typically, when I am schmoozing with fossil buddies, I fill up this bottle with either bourbon or scotch; helps keep the ...
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This has always been on my list of "must do" Cordillera Blanca climbs. A rescue training session got out of control. Thankfully...
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Lift ticket prices escalating out of sight, ski patrol strikes, demise of the small local ski areas, and of course, affordable housing f...
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A week full of rain, some sunny days, snow squalls, and the real arrival of spring. Given the previous week I was pretty tired - ramping...
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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...
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- Biathlon practice ...
- Nice easy hike on RASTA trails in Vermont
- The Mick Jagger of the Mountains
- Back in business ...
- The foehn wind ...
- A great movie review of SOLVING FOR Z: the calculu...
- A beautiful morning ski ...
- Covid’s Impact On Mountain/Ski Towns
- A Lucy biathlon update
- Fantastic conditions on the 2.5k man-made loop ...
- Another good week ...
- The tree is up, the lights are on, and tonight we ...
- A good early morning ski ...
- Skintrack Wisdom
- Avalanche risk for ice climbers
- First blast of sub-zero winter cold
- BLAST FROM THE PAST ... first trip to Denali
- Just as it was beginning to look like winter ...
- Biking 1000+ miles to ski three gnarly lines
- A good day of skiing
- Book Review ... Natural Progression: a lifetime of...
- Ski mountaineering ... hoping to do the Grand Trav...
- Its been a pretty lame winter thus far ...
- Another good ski up the Whiteface Toll Road
- A message for all fossils
- A message for all fossils
- Doug Scott passes away at 79
- A great re-read ... In The Shadow Of Denali
- Another good week ... focus on skiing.
- Another toll road tour ...
- The toll road ... old school style
- BBC interview about Cairngorm mountains, as well a...
- FIRN LINE ... another great podcast I found
- MVH is closed but the skiing is still good
- Legendary climber - Hamish MacInnes - dies at age 90
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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')