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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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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 crowd was large and energetic. The snow was nuking which made waxing a nightmare for the techs, and it sure looked like spring had not c...
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For a week with 30 hours of travel, wrestling with jet lag, dealing with fatigue from the previous week, and disappointment from the poor sn...
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A short video highlight of Day 1 of this four day Grande Course. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVwZ0aviMc-/?igsh=MWwwaWR6MDFheHFzbg==
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In the winter, it is closed until June however, it is one of my favorite spots to have lunch or just a snack on your way to the Trift Hut. ...
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The classic ski route from Chamonix to Zermatt is usually done in April and early May. It can be done in March - when we went - if avalanch...
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After almost 30 hours of travel spread over two days, I made it home to Selden, our two dogs, and the farm. Another fantastic trip to Zerma...
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It's the biggest event of the year, as the World Cup circus comes to town. Of course, skiing at Mount Van Hoevenberg is off limits. H...
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- Waxing, packing, and squeezing in a last ski
- Weak buried depth-hoar layers make this a challeng...
- A great day watching the IBU Cup biathlon races.
- Heading to Zermatt I am reminded of the Patrouille...
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- Not since 1980 have our men won a hockey gold medal
- Next Sunday We Fly To Switzerland
- GOAT … greatest of all time
- Wonderful ski on 1980 Olympic Trails
- Do your sleep habits correlate with training injuries
- First Skimo Olympic Medals
- ANOTHER BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
- Yesterday was my 80th day on snow
- Heading home with Stash
- What do you do with those old chouinard ice hammers
- BLAST FROM THE PAST: east ridge of the grand
- More ski lessons for Dave
- Ski lessons for my six year old grandson.
- Putting Alpinist #91 and #92 with the rest of the ...
- A short history of the evolution of skiing
- Just back from a wonderful ski
- February 18 … put it on your calendar
- In a gutsy performance Diggins takes a bronze in t...
- BLAST FROM THE PAST: skinning up Monte Rosa in 1992
- KLAEBO: greatest of all time
- Saw this by chance and was reminded of fond memori...
- Interesting article about the original ski boots …
- Silver Medal for Ben Ogden
- The impact of melting glaciers
- Another cold week, with more snow, and the Winter ...
- More COROS data
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- What a beautiful place to live
- Olympic biathlon schedule
- Re-reading Lost Horizon
- Olympic nordic race schedule
- Snowing, and today will be my 70th day on snow
- A beautiful day, giving way to a beautiful night
- BLAST FROM THE PAST: green shoenards!
- A cold but very good week
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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')