After the IC, Winter and I took a week long trip into the Gulkana / Cantwell glaciers, off the Richardson highway. Great exploring, lots of fun. Crazyness.
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This is river crossing as it *should* be
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As we started our trip, we came across some army folks doing snow school
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Winter in front of Cony Mtn. We climbed the obvious snow ramp.
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This is the view we had at the summit!
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Another fun climb
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Hanging out on the cantwell
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Snow White
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Cracks on the way up
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On the way up
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Looking down from the summit ridge
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Also, looking down from the top
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Our delightfully small perimiter
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Looking back up the cantwell, towards the gakona
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Snow White, again
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A self portrait
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Crossing small cracks
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Checking out a hut along the way
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The view from outside the hut. There's green things!
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The moon over the Cantwell glacier
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Minya, from below
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Climbing Minya
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The view from the top
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Looking towards Snow White from Minya
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Our ramp out of the mountains
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A pretty climb...
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A natural arch
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Morrain
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sunrise
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Sunrise on the way out
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Hiking to the Richardson
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The outflow of theCantwell emerges from the ground in a giant spring
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The moon
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