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New adventure on my mind

Itching to get out and stretch the Tiger’s legs this fall and fill in a few more blank spots on the map, early Oct seems to be the timing, so some of this could be a total weather gamble, but it wouldn’t be an adventure without a little hardship would it? View Larger Map

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