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No Summits…Part 2
The rest day was a blessing in disguise; we were both more tired and sore than we let on to each other the day before. Some planning and contemplating our options led us to Mt. Crosson (12,800’) and the SE Ridge. It seemed moderate but challenging and well within our time frame, even if we [… Read More]
No Summits, No Regrets…Part 1
So I landed in the Alaska Range on May 1st with wide eyes and even bigger ambitions. Ten years away had dulled my memories and rusted my skills and here I stood in mountains that were far bigger than I remembered with skills that had once been automatic now causing me to step back and [… Read More]
Back safe from the AK range
Quick teaser pic of the report to come. Awesome trip all around…mind has become focused on the desert…. JMH
Rested up and ready to go…
Back in Girdwood sorting gear and checking my list twice getting ready to head for Talkeetna and beyond to the Alaska Range…Finally some big mountains haha! Last few days mostly spent in and around Seward at the Shady Lane cabin – a wonderful place if you have the right connections – a little exploring around [… Read More]
