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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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Published in the late 1960s, it's available online from the Internet Archive. This first successful climb of the Eiger Direct, was a m...
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For my birthday, Selden totally surprised me, with a photograph my dad took in 1957 which she had restored. She got me a large copy, (beau...
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Today, I helped out with Treetops Expedition: belaying, sharing stories from my time in the 1980s, and practicing placing and removing prote...
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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 in stage 20, the riders passed over the Col du Galibier, just as they did in this 1911 photograph … it looked quite different in 2...
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I logged just over 14 hours, on 141.5k (123k bike, and 18.5k run), with 3900’ vertical gain, and two stretching sessions, as well as two ...
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I hope I will embrace his surgery/attitude adjustment if I get a knee replacement this fall. https://fasterskier.com/2026/07/ben-ogdens-s...
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- Of course there are other options …
- A list of possibilities to celebrate my 75th next ...
- Re-reading Chouinard’s classic book, Climbing Ice
- Getting ready for the start of the 2026-2027 train...
- Another morning snow school
- Lows in the 20s but sunny days in low 50s
- His Family: painters, writers, photographers, and ...
- Big day for NCS/CTT
- Going back to snow school
- Whiteface VK
- Snow flurries all day yesterday!
- Excellent video … The Proving Ground
- Day 113 on snow this season
- Haute Route FKT broken
- So in 15 months I’ll turn 75
- Two new nordic skiing videos streaming now!
- Wonderful blog of the Swiss Alps, history of photo...
- Thinking the Prospect Mountain will be the first m...
- For ski racers April is a recovery and transition ...
- Snow coverage still pretty good …
- BLAST FROM THE PAST … Ramer bindings
- The Yankees lost but a great day at the stadium
- Yesterday was my 110th day on snow
- Return of winter and a sauna
- It was a fun week
- Re-reading The God Of Skiing
- The Antiquarian shop in Zermatt
- I am excited … even if nobody else is!
- Interesting article on avalanche rescue dogs
- Spring is coming to Lake Placid
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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')