WWA Middle Fork Ski Trip
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- See you in 5 days Paul. Thanks for the flight.
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- Noah feeling his fish.
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- “How many gallons of KimChi do we have Garrett?”
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- Booting up a protected edge in a couloir.
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- TG shooting photos from basecamp.
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- Basecamp royale.
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- Ptarmigans in the snow.
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- A few of the slots in the Slotterhouse.
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- TG on the edge of the Bagley universe.
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- Chef Noah flipping the hashies.
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- Flowing skinner.
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- This crevasse went straight to China. One of the largest I’ve ever seen, and inky black.
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- Thomas Gaiserbacher booting up a steep, deep arete.
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- TG cruising the AK pow.
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- Thomas G. executing a simultaneous faceplant and kickturn.
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- TG throwing Slotterhouse gang signs.
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- Slotterhouse basecamp.
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- Setting up for photo and video.
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- Thomas Gaiserbacher checking out our crown line.
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- The daily commute.
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- The “Dragon” woodstove provided endless amounts of hot water, as well as drying gear and keeping us warm.
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- Tools of the skinning trade.
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- Debating what to have for dinner.
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- Food prep. Should we have salmon with fresh pesto, a bit of KimChi and tea for apps?
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- Chef Jonah savors the aroma.
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- Into the void.
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- Checking in with SkyCall communications.
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- The Slotterhouse Four after a good day of skiing.
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- Garrett finds a new friend.
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- Andrew Mclean trying to strike up a conversation in an Alaskan bar.
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- Garrett Grove perched up on his reading rock.
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- Snowberry fields forever.
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- TG checking out the visuals.
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- TG with the “Kurt’s Vonne Gut” couloir behind him.
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- GiGi (Garrett Grove) booting up a chute.
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- Garrett Grove cooling his heels and other parts.
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- We didn’t bring hotsauce.. we brought an entire salsa bar. The “Franks” was a favorite.
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- A tiny little slice of the couloirs which give this area its nickname.
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- TG hiking out of a dead end line.
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- Thomas G. going down in smoke and flames.
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- Noah and Jonah Howell on the edge of the Slotterhouse abyss.
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- Thomas and Garrett slowing sinking into the mush while waiting for a pick up.
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- Thomas Gaiserbacher flashing a victory sign at the Chitina airstrip.
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- No trip to Valdez or the Wrangells is complete without stopping at Tok Thai and talking to Jeb.
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- The Iceman cometh, aka Douglas Chandler Stoup, in action.
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- Santi talking birds.
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- One of these icebergs is not like the others…
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- TO leading the charge up from the GGV station.
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- Heading down the Lemaire Channel.
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- Doug Stoup in the Lemaire Channel.
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- Doug Stoup, Andrew McLean and Todd Offenbacher
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- Heading up Mt. Tennent
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- Carl in repose.
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- Mattias and Co. with the Ocean Adventurer below.
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- Mattias – all systems go.
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- Hands up over the Ocean Adventurer.
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- Solitude new Zeiss’ Needle
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- Pow skiing below Ziess’ Needle.
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- The back deck BBQ begins…
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- Digging in.
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- Manda and our Expedition Leader, Hadleigh M.
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- Jorge and Yukie
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- Casia and Martin on Nansen Island
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- Martin heading down.
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- Casia getting into her new comfort zone.
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- Hadleigh in the control room.
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- The underwate remains of the “Governor.”
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- The remains of the “Govenor.”
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- Topping out on Enterprise Island.
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- A happy Carl after skinning around an icy bulge.
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- Swedish ice gangstas.
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- A high col on Livingston Island.
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- Mattias going down.
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- Jorge with a fur seal in the background at Landing Site A.
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- Small people on a big landscape.
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- Mattias topping out on the last climb of the trip. Yehaw!
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- Alex taking us over to the Artowski research base.
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- Jasper in front of the famous Cape Horn formation.
David Walker and I skied through the Frank Church in 2003. We were able to ski scarface,little soldier, pungo and other peaks in this area. Lots of wintering wildlife. we skied from cold meadows to stanley over 2.5 months.Have a great trip! when we climbed up little Thomas creek it was solid ice due to wolf traffic.
Wow! That’s a big trip Ken. Nice work. I’m looking forward to it.