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?

Snow River Glacier, AK 22 Day Mountaineering Expedition


Peak 4901; Snow River Glacier Area

Me Pondering Going Outside into the Storm

After the 60 Hour Storm that dumped 1+ Feet of Snow

Looking Down Falls Creek Valley on the Approach into Snow River Glacier

Looking Out Into the Maelstrom

Sunset Looking North

Sunset Looking South
Sunset (i.e. Midnite) Overlooking Snow River Glacier

The Helicopter Resupply

"Emergency" Bivuouc (We did it for fun). I put my feet in my pack, sat on a vest and wore all my clothes during the endless Alaskan dusk-dawn


Self Photo During the Night (2AM) Note: I Was Not Warm!

Enjoying A Lovely Morning
Me Being Silly


My Favorite Camp, Overlooking Grant Lake

Room With A View
Mark (my Co-Instructor) and Myself
Recon of the TS Glacier and TS Pass (Top-Center of Photo)

Me Rigged for some Glacier Travel
On the TS Glacier With The Students

Ascending Up To TS Pass

View From Atop Forever Peak

Mark and I on the Summit

Some bushwhacking, fun!!!

Yep, Our Packs Were Big and Heavy

A Sweet Waterfall

And Of Course a Stream Crossing

Vantage Rock Climbing

If the weather sucks on the West side, you can usually find good weather on the East side, so Krista and I decided to take a trip over to Vantage (aka Frenchman's Coulee). We met our friend Travis at Vantage on Tuesday evening. Travis works for Outward Bound as an instructor. I hadn't climbed since last October, so I was a little rusty. The Feathers are the perfect place to scrape off the rust and do some short sport routes.
With sport routes ranging from 5.1 to 5.11, one can climb multiple routes in a short amount of time. Usually the Feathers (pictured above) is extremely crowded, with every route occupied. Travis, Krista and I climbed here for two and a half days with seeing only one other party.

Getting ready for the first route...hmm where are those quickdraws

Krista climbing on day one at the Feathers


Me leading a 5.4, notice the graffiti on the rock, not so cool :(

Travis stylin' it

Travis leading 'Don Coyote', an excellent 5.8 route and one of my favorites at the Feathers

Me leading 'Don Coyote', this climb never gets old for me

Me following a 5.9 that Travis led. We were both seriously pumped doing this climb.

Krista following our first route of the day on Day Two

Me leading Skipem' or Clip Em', shortly before I conceded my lead

Travis leading Vantage Point at the Sunshine Wall

Me following Vantage Point