MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR SUPER CLUESDAY! Win a tent NOW!
Our epic journey begins on top of the peak identified in clue #4…
Gasp…gasp, shiver….shiver… let’s get going. It is freezing cold, high and hard to breathe up here. We’ve been climbing all night and are now going to turn around and follow our boot tracks back down, repeating the line of the first ski descent of the peak. Aside from being too numb to feel anything and bouncing over sustrugi so hard it chips our teeth out, the top part goes quickly and then leads to the business end of the descent – a beautiful, steep, open and exposed headwall. There’s no time like now, so you start down its flanks which are covered with dragon-skin rippled powder over ice. You’ve forgotten your camera, which is too bad as the face is so beautiful you could name a classic ski after it, or a small red-headed child.
Each turn brings you closer to terra firma, until at last you glide out on a vast open field of dazzling white. Thank god that’s over, but where do we go from here? Looking left and right, you decide to follow the sun as it slowly sets and start walking.
And walking. And walking. At the stately pace of early Antarctic explorers, you cover 15km per day for five days and six hours in an almost straight line. You wish you had brought your headphones and start to wonder if you are even still in the protected mountain zone you started in. Taking a breather you notice a natural arch and follow the flow of gravity around it.
The traveling surface is firmer now, but in a cruel twist of fate, it is also more broken up. On the bright side, you are slowly trending downward and moving faster, but on dark side, you still have two full days of travel at twenty-five miles per day to get there, wherever there might be.
Suddenly, the slope runs out and you can ski no more. You are confronted with a body of water so vividly colored that you pray that it was given the first name of the explorer who first discovered it. Wondering which way to go now, you hear the sound of large mammals and begin contouring around the water in that direction. Seeing nothing, you continue around a sharp point, when suddenly something about the view reminds you… today is April 15th. Taxes are due and you haven’t paid yours. Fearing your great adventure is now going to end up in a lonely prison cell, you turn and look back in the direction you have come so far from. Sigh.
With you mind on cell mates named Piston Bully and solitary confinement, your gaze drifts over towards the first man-made structures you have seen for weeks, including a BRAND NEW MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR TENT with your name on it! Perhaps there is a bright future…
Within a 20 meter diameter, where exactly are you?
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Continent – (your answer)
Zone/Region – (your answer)
Mountain Range – (your answer)
Specific Peak – (your answer)
Specific Location – (your answer)
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Continent – North America
Zone/Region – British Columbia, Canada (Mt. Robson Provincial Park)
Mountain Range – Canadian Rockies (Rainbow Range)
Specific Peak – Mt. Robson
Specific Location – North Face
*Skier Bonus – Troy Jungen & Ptor Spricenieks
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – Alaska, USA, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve (the peak straddles the US-Canadian border)
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountains
Specific Peak – Mt. Saint Elias
Specific Location – Chitina River
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Mountain Range, City or Region: Wrangell St. Elias NP
Peak: Saint Elias
Exact Location: Behind the sign at Ultima Thule
CONTINENT: North America
ZONE/REGION: USA/Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve (ALASKA)
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Saint Elias Mountains
SPECIFIC PEAK: Mount Saint Elias
SPECIFIC LOCATION: Icy Bay
1. Continent: North America
2. Country: USA
3. Zone: Wrangell St. Elias National Park
4. Specific Peak: Mt. St. Elias
5. Exact Location: glacier bay
In the proverbial park, but not quite…
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – Alaska, USA, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve (the peak straddles the US-Canadian border)
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountains
Specific Peak – Mt. Saint Elias
Specific Location – Icey Bay
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – Alaska, USA, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve (the peak straddles the US-Canadian border)
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountains
Specific Peak – Mt. Saint Elias
Specific Location – Mira Face
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – United States of America
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountain Range
Specific Peak – Mount Saint Elias
Specific Location – Point Manby
Within 20 meters of man-made structures
#1: North America
#2: United States
#3: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
#4: Mt. St. Elias
#5: Guyot Glacier Moraine, Icy Bay
Continent: North America
Zone/Region: United States
Specific mountain range or zone: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Specific Peak: Mount St. Elias
Specific Location: Ultima Thule Outfitters in Chitina
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Mountain Range, City or Region: Wrangell St. Elias NP
Peak: Saint Elias
Exact Location: McCarthy
1. Continent: North America
2. Country: USA
3. Zone: Wrangell St. Elias National Park
4. Specific Peak: Mt. St. Elias
5. Exact Location: icy bay
Continent – North America (Mt. Robson)
Zone/Region – United States (Steve McKinney is a hero from my youth)
Zone – Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Specific Peak – St. Elias
Specific Location – ultima thule lodge
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – United States of America
Mountain Range – Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Specific Peak – Mt. St. Elias
Specific Location – Head of the Taan Fjord
CONTINENT: North America
ZONE/REGION: USA/Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve (ALASKA)
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Saint Elias Mountains
SPECIFIC PEAK: Mount Saint Elias
SPECIFIC LOCATION: Glacial stream
Continent – North America
Country/Region – United States
Range/Zone – Wrangell-St. Elias Nat’l Park & Preserve
Peak – Mt. Saint Elias
Location – taan fjord
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Mountain Range, City or Region: Wrangell St. Elias NP
Peak: Saint Elias
Exact Location: Copper Mine at Kennecott
The tent is still out there…
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – Alaska, USA, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve (the peak straddles the US-Canadian border)
Mountain Range – Wrangell-Saint Elias Mountains
Specific Peak – Mt. Saint Elias
Specific Location – Cook Inlet
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – Alaska, USA, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve (the peak straddles the US-Canadian border)
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountains
Specific Peak – Mt. Saint Elias
Specific Location – Ultima Thule Outfitters, Plane Hanger #A
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Mountain Range, City or Region: Wrangell St. Elias NP
Peak: Saint Elias
Exact Location: The old jail at McCarthy
CONTINENT: North America
ZONE/REGION: USA/Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve (ALASKA)
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Saint Elias Mountains
SPECIFIC PEAK: Mount Saint Elias
SPECIFIC LOCATION: at the foot of Malaspina Icefield
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Mtn Range/Zone: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Peak/Town: Mt. St. Elias
Specific Place: Point Riou
CONTINENT: North America
ZONE/REGION: USA/Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve (ALASKA)
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Saint Elias Mountains
SPECIFIC PEAK: Mount Saint Elias
SPECIFIC LOCATION: at the foot of Columbia Glacier/Bagley Icefield
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Mountain Range, City or Region: Wrangell St. Elias NP
Peak: Saint Elias
Exact Location: The old jail at Kennecott
MaCarthy and Ultima Thule are an uphill battle from the tent site
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – Alaska, USA
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountains
Specific Peak – Mount Saint Elias
Specific Location – Yukatat Airport
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – United States of America
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountain Range
Specific Peak – Mount Saint Elias
Specific Location – Point Manby Lighthouse
You are getting close ed…
1. Continent: North America
2. Country: USA
3. Zone: Wrangell St. Elias National Park
4. Specific Peak: Mt. St. Elias
5. Exact Location: Gilbert Point
Continent – North America (Mt. Robson)
Zone/Region – United States (Steve McKinney is a hero from my youth)
Zone – Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Specific Peak – St. Elias
Specific Location – Paul Claus hanger
Continent – North America
Country/Region – United States
Range/Zone – Wrangell-St. Elias Nat’l Park & Preserve
Peak – Mt. Saint Elias
Location – st elias guides
Continent: North America
Zone/Region: United States
Specific mountain range or zone: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Specific Peak: Mount St. Elias
Specific Location: Ultima Thule Lodge
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – United States of America
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountain Range
Specific Peak – Mount Saint Elias
Specific Location – North Base
1. Continent: North America
2. Country: USA
3. Zone: Wrangell St. Elias National Park
4. Specific Peak: Mt. St. Elias
5. Exact Location: Hanna Lake
Continent – North America
Country/Region – United States
Range/Zone – Wrangell-St. Elias Nat’l Park & Preserve
Peak – Mt. Saint Elias
Location – MOTHERLODE POWERHOUSE
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Range/Zone: Wrangell – St, Elias National Park & Reserve
Peak: Mount St. Elias
Location: Valdez
CONTINENT: North America
ZONE/REGION: USA/Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve (ALASKA)
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Saint Elias Mountains
SPECIFIC PEAK: Mount Saint Elias
SPECIFIC LOCATION: Bagely Icefield
… a body of water so brilliant that you hope it was named after the person who discovered it…
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – United States of America
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountain Range
Specific Peak – Mount Saint Elias
Specific Location – Kageet Point Airstrip
1. Continent: North America
2. Country/Region: USA/AK
3. Mtn range/Zone: Wrangell-st elias natn park and preserve
4. Peak: Mount Saint Elias
5. Vitus lake Cabins
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Mountain Range, City or Region: Wrangell St. Elias NP
Peak: Saint Elias
Exact Location: The jail at Cordova
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Mountain Range, City or Region: Wrangell St. Elias NP
Peak: Saint Elias
Exact Location: Ben Ditto’s tent
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – United States of America
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountain Range
Specific Peak – Mount Saint Elias
Specific Location – Point Riou
Tent is still out there, although a few people are clsoing in on it…
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Range/Zone: Wrangell – St, Elias National Park & Reserve
Peak: Mount St. Elias
Location: Prince William Sound
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Mtn Range/Zone: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Peak/Town: Mt. St. Elias
Specific Place:
Yukatat Bay
Continent – North America
Zone/Region – United States of America
Mountain Range – Saint Elias Mountain Range
Specific Peak – Mount Saint Elias
Specific Location – Riou Bay Airstrip