2005 Mt. Foraker Expedition

Loading up the plane (thats our pilot)

The Alaska Range as seen from our plane

Mt. Foraker

Getting closer...

Mt. Crosson (12,000ft)

A closer look...the left trending ridge line is our route of ascent

Preparing to land on the Kahiltna Glacier

On the glacier, ready to slog

Our Base Camp, with Mt. Hunter in the background

Mt. Frances

Monstrous avalanche off of Mt. Foraker

Skiing up the icefall to recon our route


An awesome ski down the icefall

Climbing up the Southeast slopes of Mt. Crosson (50-60 deg. snow/ice)


Nearing our first advance camp at 9,600 ft. (Foraker in the background)


Home Sweet Home. Our precipitous camp, dug into the snow slope



Climbing out of a crevasse after taking an unexpected plunge



Retreat! Rappelling back to our advanced camp


Skiing back to Kahiltna Base Camp


Denali at Sunset

Mt. Hunter at sunset

On August 7-8th Krista and I backpacked up the Lost Lake Trail and spent the night at Lost Lake in the Ascension and Ressurrection Range of the Kenai Mountains. Lucky for us the trail head is about 5 minutes away.

Ressurrection Bay from the Lost Lake Trail
Me on the Lost Lake Trail

Krista taking a rest

Approaching Lost Lake

Lost Lake

Enjoying No Bake Cheesecake (delicious!!!)

Kenai Mountains

Sunset? (actually the sun never really set)

Sunset over Lost Lake

Alpine meadow, featuring the Monks Hood Flower

Krista and I

Me and my backpack, with Tiehacker Pk in the background

Some Alaska Adventures

Sweet view of the Kenai Mountains
Mount Ascension (5710')

My rope team of "attentive" students

My students on top of Mt. Ascension

Me on the summit of Ascension

SSD Couloir on Ressurrection Peak

Myself w/ the Ressurrection Glacier behind me

On the summit of Ressurrection (Solo Climb)

View of Ascension Glacier

Camp, with the nunataks of the Harding Icefield in the background

Pete and I trying our luck on the Kenai
Tying on a fly

Krista and I

Fishing and Rafting the Kenai

Fun in Seward, Alaska!!!

Me attempting to look bad ass, but the Exit Glacier in the background is way burlier

My honey and I on a lovely summer hike in Kenai Fjords NP

The Exit Glacier spilling off the Harding Icefield (the Harding is 30 miles wide by 50 miles long)

Krista and I down on the flats by the Resurrection River

Kenai Mountains, as seen from Lowell Beach, Seward AK

Krista and I at Lowell Beach, Resurrection Bay is behind us

Ryan Audett fly fishing the Russian River for Sockeye's & 'Bows

Where are all the fish?