How true it is!

This holds true for all endurance sports … nordic skiing, trail running, track athletes, and all mountain athletes.

College buddies

Got up early to get an hour of exercise before I jumped in my car for the two hour drive to lunch and the Union College homecoming football game.

Super Helpful Ski Weather Blog

Chilly temperatures - maybe snow making - but no snow in the next ten days. https://nyskiblog.com/weather/

Perusing the book Yankee Rock And Ice

"The first real stimulant to New England ice climbing standards took the adventitious form of a visiting professorship. During the academic years of 1927 to 1930, Harvard University hosted the British geologist Noel E. Odell, a name that readers ofthe romantic epics of early attempts on Mount Everest will at once recognize. Odell occupied, for a brief span, a position in New England ice climbing somewhat analogous to that of Fritz Wiessner on rock (chapter 7) and the great skier Jackrabbit Johannsen on snow: a migrant from an area with more advanced standards who raised the sights of the New England locals."

Selden’s article from The Journal Of The American Revolution

https://allthingsliberty.com/2026/10/payback-attack-on-the-delancey-house/

Fifteen Memorable Eastern Rock Climbs

GUNKS. Horseman 5.5 High Exposure 5.5 Yellow Ridge 5.7 Arrow 5.8 Pas De Deux 5.8 Birdland 5.9 ADIRONDACKS. Regular Route Chapel Pond 5.5 Tilman’s Arete 5.7 Pete’s Farewell 5.7 Hesitation 5.8 Gamesmanship 5.8 Slim Pickins 5.9 WHITE MOUNTAIN Thin Air 5.6 Whitney Gilman 5.7 Sliding Board 5.7

Another good rehab week

Decreasing pain meds while the volume is increasing is certainly a good sign, additionally I continue to make incremental gains in knee flexion. Last week I logged 14 hours, on 145k (127k bike and 18k walking), with just under 1650’ vertical, as well as a couple of PT strength session, and some PT stretching for range of motion.

Long day: to and from the NY Giant football game

They blew a ten point lead, with a minute left in the first, and then fell apart in the second half. The tailgating was fabulous, and I had a great time with Lenny.

First real snow of the season

We got our first measurable snow this morning

Just a dusting here on the farm, but about an inch at higher elevations, and certainly measurable at the Whiteface Atmospheric Research Center.

Cold snap coming and thinking of ski season

I have started to use this mug for both morning tea and whiskey during cocktail hour.

A wonderful day and 126 degrees of flexion

BLAST FROM THE PAST: a bakers dozen of my best eastern ice

Summary of recent nordic combined nationals

https://nordicinsights.news/2026/10/11/niklas-malacinski-tara-geraghty-moats-win-nordic-combined-national-championships-in-lake-placid/

Cold Snap coming

Late Friday into Saturday we will have temperatures 20 (or more) degrees colder than normal, and bring with it, measurable snow at higher elevations.

Pictures from the Nordic Combined National Championships

Fifth week post-surgery

My rehab progress continues: knee flexion continues to increase, incremental gains in volume, vertical, and hours of exercise, as well as enjoying more outings. This week I logged 14:20 hours of exercise, on 138k (122k bike and 16k run), with 1600’ vertical gain. Additionally, I had several stretching/range of motion sessions, as well as two, targeted PT, strength sessions.

This is not a political blog but I couldn’t resist

Thanks for an assist from chatGPT.

Spectating the Nordic Combined National Championship

Spectacularly day to watch the jumping and skiing! My college buddy Klink came up for the day.

A great story, a fantastic tiny college and a wonderful video.

I bump into these Nordic skiers all season long. In late October they are doing laps on the Whiteface toll road whenever 2-3 inches of snow falls. As soon as Mount Van Hoevenberg starts making snow they are there. https://cms.fasterskier.com/2026/10/paul-smiths-dougherty-national-title/