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Ascending Path is an Alaskan climbing and eco-tourism guide service operating since 1995 world-wide and since 2002 in Alaska. We are AMGA accredited, providing technical climbing instruction and guiding and naturalist guiding in the beautiful mountains of South Central Alaska.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Glacier Training on Alyeska Glacier: NEW crevasses!


Matt shows Lisa the importance of angles

Lisa, Beth, Matt: setting up the EARNEST anchor

3:1 anchor


Aubrey gets to hang out in the crevasse and wait for a rescue
looking down into the crevasse

beautiful scenery inside the crevasse

Lisa pulls

extraction successful


Alyeska glacier, June 24, 2009. We practiced on the lower lookers-left side of the open glacier.

walking off the glacier, looking down at Turnagain arm
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