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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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- Zermatt And Its Valley … delightful book online
- Mount Van Hoevenberg has closed for the season …
- Adirondack Spring
- Find your Max VO2 with a five minute test
- Sunset over the back pasture
- More on the Pierra Menta
- World Cup is done BUT we still have fantastic skiing
- 100th Day On Snow This Season
- BLAST FROM THE PAST … 2011 attempt on Haute Route
- TRAINING while the BIG DOGS are in TOWN!
- The awesome Globe Ceremony for the overall best skier
- The Edelweiss Hut
- Fantastic World Cup Racing in Lake Placid
- Views on the way to Zum See
- Views on the way to Zum See
- Yesterday … wearing of the green on St. Patrick’s Day
- THE BIG DOGS ARE IN TOWN … and Klaebo was cleared ...
- Pierre Menta … putting mountaineering back in Skimo
- BLAST FROM THE PAST … 100 years ago!
- My two souvenirs from Switzerland
- A good recovery week
- What a great idea … ski the last lap with Jessie D...
- World Cup Nordic Finals
- Pierra Menta … a stage race that puts mountaineeri...
- Back Home
- Tuesday afternoon we left Zermatt
- How they trained for Olympic skimo
- Ubiquitous in Zermatt
- Finished a fantastic week in Zermatt
- Morning shakeout, visit the English Church, the M...
- Moon setting, with the first sunlight on the Matte...
- DAY 6 in Zermatt … beautiful weather continues for...
- Another good day hiking and skiing
- Day four in Zermatt
- Yesterday was my 90th day on snow
- Another spectacular day in the Valais
- A good long day in Zermatt
- View from the window: first morning sun on the mou...
- Recovery, knee injections, and travel to Switzerland
- Blast From The Past … first trip to Denali
- Super excited … on our way!
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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
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Fossils on Ishinca (18,500')