ChillyChugach

   Best of - Photos 2018    Another year draws to a close, and like every year in Alaska, there have been hundreds of fantastic photos along the way - here are my favorites.    Happy New Year all!   January - Glen Alps on my 9:ZERO:7 Tundra.  February - Knik glacier with the Tundra again ;) March - Wolverine Peak with Travis March # 2  - Jamey, my boss and owner of Chain Reaction Cycles Alaska, sitting proud in his new store! March #3 - Ptarmigan peak north face.  The tracks on the right are mine, returning from a rather harrowing climb up the north ridge (left). March #4 - O'Malley ridgeline on an extremely windy day.  Walking on the ridge was like being sandblasted!  April - Experimenting with pano selfies on another windy day.  Homicide and North suicide peaks in the background. April #2 - Windblown snow on the powerline trail. April #3 - ...

Mt. Rumble 7530' 22.6  miles/11900 ft/11.5 hours Descending toward Mt. Rumble.    This was an absolute WHOPPER of a day - the most elevation gain I've ever done! Weather was nothing short of breathtaking the entire time.  I even nailed the route dead on, except for some fumbling around on the rock glacier/Bombardment pass.    Traveling over Bombardment Pass on the way in, I thought it would be a good idea to get onto the ice/snow right under Korohusk. Well, yes, that would've been a good idea... With spikes! I had nothing, so I went full caveman and used a sharp rock to chop steps for myself.    It took me just over two hours from the Peter's Creek crossing to the summit of Rumble. The gully was an absolute slog, and the 4th class step out of it would have been far more interesting in wet weather. There's algae on them rocks!    Coming back over Bombardment was the real test. I was totally worked by the second time I came over...