George Bell's Home Page

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I live in Colorado and enjoy climbing, skiing, backpacking, photography and math.

What's ??

	11/11/09	My peg solitaire pages are now mirrored at the Recreational Math Archive.
	10/15/09	I've made some updates to my peg solitaire page, new games and new references.
	6/11/09	Puzzle collectors may be interested in obtaining a new puzzle that I designed.
	5/21/09	The site move has been completed. Let me know if you notice any problems (missing pages, broken links, etc).
	4/12/09	Look for the new recreational math book: Mathematical Wizardry for a Gardner. I wrote the chapter on peg solitaire.

Photography Stuff ...

Film

Climbing Stuff ...

I have been active in all types of climbing for years. I've created several climbing web sites, and I hope they show my love of the sport.
Located on this site:
	Memorable Climbs
	Trip Report Index - All the writings on this site
	Guide to the Cirque of the Unclimbables - This is a remote region of big walls in Northern Canada. Last update Feb 2009.
	A page on my favorite mountain (Longs Peak).
External sites I have contributed to:
	North American Classic Climbs
	mountainproject.com (was climbingboulder.com)
Select climbing links:
	Action Committee for Eldorado (ACE)
	Los Alamos Mountaineers

Skiing Stuff ...

I grew up as a downhill skier, but in the past 15 years I have almost exclusively telemarked.
	Backcountry Skiing Photos
	Memorable Ski Trips
	Telemark Skiing Injury Study - how to save your knees!
	Bob Akka's Free-Heel Skiing in the Sierra - info for planning Sierra trips by an old friend of mine.
	Colorado Avalanche Information Center
	Telemark Talk Forum - great source for the latest backcountry conditions and trip reports.

Math & Misc Stuff ...

Peg Solitaire: This 300 year old puzzle has caught my interest.
	Cracking the Barrel - Quick tips and solutions for the 15 hole triangular peg puzzle (found in Cracker Barrel Restaurants).
	Ultimate Triangular Peg Solitaire - can automatically solve problems on boards of any size.
	"Never Lose" Triangular Peg Solitaire - a version you can never lose!
	My Peg Solitaire Web Site - more than you ever wanted to know about peg solitaire.
	My Solitaire Army Web Site - A peg jumping puzzle invented by John Conway.

	A page containing a few miscellaneous puzzle downloads (unrelated to peg solitaire).
	Explore current recreational math topics at: www.mathpuzzle.com.
	Set your watch to the exact time.

Who am I??

I'm a scientist working at Tech-X Corporation. My wife and I are enjoying the challenge of raising our kids,
	URL: http://home.comcast.net/~gibell Home e-mail address: gibell-at-comcast-dot-net
	A tribute to my father (George I. Bell, Sr.) who passed away

Last Update October 29th, 2009