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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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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 ... -
Yesterday I skied on the Whiteface toll road for 90 minutes. It was covered and skiable from the bottom gate … but it was pretty darn icy....
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Lenny had a break from classes in Belgium, so he tracked me down in Zermatt. I was living the true Dirtbag existence, bivying on a farmers ...
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I logged 14 hours, on 146k (99k bike, 32k ski, 14k row, 1k run), with 3300' vertical, and one strength workout. On a different note,...
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I was away for a few days for the funeral for Sue Klinkow. She was a wonderful person, and long time spouse to "Klink" one of my c...
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I have three types of warmups I do before I go skiing in the winter: 20-30 minutes on the exercise bike or ergometer, or 20-30 minutes with ...
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Warm temperatures and rain in the past 36 hours decimated the snowpack. However, there is enough coverage for some sledding on the small hil...
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- A burly Adirondack Day
- BLAST FROM THE PAST … winter climbing in scotland
- World University Games are rapidly approaching
- Back on my skis
- MERRY CHRISTMAS and a happy new year
- Iconic Canadian Rockies Ski Traverse
- Lucy on the cover photo!
- Ski conditions continue to be superb
- Beautiful Day
- Yesterday was my 25th day on snow
- Green Mountain Skimo Series
- ski tour on the Whiteface toll road
- Re-reading DIRECTISSIMA: the Eiger assault
- A ski song set to “Jingle Bells”
- The big storm finally came …
- ANOTHER BLAST FROM THE PAST … camping out on Commo...
- Hoping this snow report comes to fruition!
- Biathlon season off to a good start
- 1960 Olympics … Squaw Valley now Tahoe Palisades …...
- Getting the Christmas Tree
- Fascinating research on Tor des Geants ultrarunners
- An excellent morning riding lifts
- Best Recent Sweat Science Books
- BLAST FROM THE PAST … mount st. nicholas
- What a difference grooming can make!
- The continued demise of tropical glaciers
- Arnold Franck … famous producer of early German mo...
- Trail running in the Andes has a long history goin...
- A good week, but discombobulated training
- Mulled wine for your next camping trip
- Re-reading an old classic … PIONEERS ON SKIS
- The Super Tour started this week in British Columbia
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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')