Best of - Photos 2018
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 - Wedge ridge and Ptarmigan peak. The wedge ridge is super fun with snow on it!
May - View of Pioneer, West Twin, Goat Rock and Eklutna from POW/MIA. I had just finished climbing Goat Rock west ridge, and decided that I might as well climb POW as well!
May #2 - Riding my approach bike back around Eklutna from East Fork trail. Just finished climbing Baneful peak.
May #3 - Summit of Fall's peak. Indianhouse on the left.
June - Johnson Pass on the 9:ZERO:7 Saber. Such an amazing day!
June #2 - More Johnson Pass. Me sticking my tongue out.
June #3 - Even more Johnson Pass!
June #4 - Benign Peak summit
June #5 - Benign Peak summit
July - Lost Lake trail.
July #3 - Will Ross, friend and co-worker on his way to winning the Alaskaman Triathlon.
July #5 - Adrian on the return from Valdez. I swear he was probably grinning ear to ear 80% of the time!
July #6 - Double rainbow on Indianhouse mountain! I'd also like to say that Adrian was on this hike, the day after finishing the Fireweed 400!
July #7 - Looking west from the south ridge of south Baleful peak. Red spot glacier below. Things went awry so I turned back!
August - A big day of front range ridges! Things started out wet and foggy, but then it burned away to a glorious partly cloudy day. Homicide, North Suicide, and powerline peaks.
August #2 - Why aren't there more August photos? This is why. August means saturating RAIN in southcentral AK. Returning from a Pleasant, Peeking, and Raina triple - saturation level was at drowned rat!
September - Labor day adventure with a huuuge crew of friends. We did the classic Mt. Williwaw/Ramp loop under impeccable conditions. Unforgettable day!
September #2 - The Labor day adventure group at the summit of the Ramp. We had just finished traversing the ridgeline from Williwaw (left) and now had a nice stroll back to Glen Alps. Good times.
September #3 - Ram Valley in fall colors with the Dragontail ridgeline in the background.
September #4 - More Ram Valley goodness. A worthy destination even without a peak in mind, especially on a nice fall day!
September #5 - Mt. Rumble. Oh boooy was this a nice stretch of weather, and oh boooy was it a long journey to climb Rumble in a day!
September #6 - Goat Rock east ridge. Very nearly didn't climb this upon seeing it, but then I tried it! The question I kept asking was "Is this OK?" and it was, so I kept going. Eventually I made it to the top!
September #7 - Beautiful tundra colors on the return hike from Goat Rock.
September #8 - Inspecting the approach to Eklutna Glacier (back left) with mah bro Zac Cole.
October (OK, last day of Sept!) - Morning at Eklutna, with beautiful fall colors. It was crazy warm that day.
October - Running down Wolverine peak. We happened to run into my uncle Jeff and he snapped a few good candid shots ;)
October #2 - another good Wolverine shot by my uncle. Posing near the summit with his pupper... If I look worked, it's 'cause of Strava related reasons!
November - Thanksgiving Day climb up the S couloir on Ptarmigan peak. I unexpectedly ran into Van Ruamy (below right) on the approach, so we decided to summit together. Awesome way to spend Thanksgiving.
November #2 - Near the summit of Peak 3960, looking toward Indianhouse (center). I intended to climb it via the north ridge, but thought the better of it while on the first gendarme. Not that day!
December - Zac Cole riding across the bridge on Blue Dot trail.
December, Christmas Day - My fatbike sitting pretty in the morning light.
Looking through these photos brought back some incredible memories from the past year. It's amazing how much has happened in only a year's time, and how much promise 2019 holds. I can't wait! See you all out there!
July #2 - Brent Lowen, very focused at a Arctic MTB race at Hillside. His chain looks a bit... odd!
July #3 - Will Ross, friend and co-worker on his way to winning the Alaskaman Triathlon.
July #4 - The incredibly stoic Adrian Barniak at the start of the Fireweed 400. I was part of a three person crew who supported him the entire distance... What happens in the support car, stays in the support car!
July #5 - Adrian on the return from Valdez. I swear he was probably grinning ear to ear 80% of the time!
August - A big day of front range ridges! Things started out wet and foggy, but then it burned away to a glorious partly cloudy day. Homicide, North Suicide, and powerline peaks.
August #2 - Why aren't there more August photos? This is why. August means saturating RAIN in southcentral AK. Returning from a Pleasant, Peeking, and Raina triple - saturation level was at drowned rat!
September - Labor day adventure with a huuuge crew of friends. We did the classic Mt. Williwaw/Ramp loop under impeccable conditions. Unforgettable day!
September #2 - The Labor day adventure group at the summit of the Ramp. We had just finished traversing the ridgeline from Williwaw (left) and now had a nice stroll back to Glen Alps. Good times.
September #3 - Ram Valley in fall colors with the Dragontail ridgeline in the background.
September #4 - More Ram Valley goodness. A worthy destination even without a peak in mind, especially on a nice fall day!
September #5 - Mt. Rumble. Oh boooy was this a nice stretch of weather, and oh boooy was it a long journey to climb Rumble in a day!
September #6 - Goat Rock east ridge. Very nearly didn't climb this upon seeing it, but then I tried it! The question I kept asking was "Is this OK?" and it was, so I kept going. Eventually I made it to the top!
September #7 - Beautiful tundra colors on the return hike from Goat Rock.
September #8 - Inspecting the approach to Eklutna Glacier (back left) with mah bro Zac Cole.
October (OK, last day of Sept!) - Morning at Eklutna, with beautiful fall colors. It was crazy warm that day.
October - Running down Wolverine peak. We happened to run into my uncle Jeff and he snapped a few good candid shots ;)
October #2 - another good Wolverine shot by my uncle. Posing near the summit with his pupper... If I look worked, it's 'cause of Strava related reasons!
November - Thanksgiving Day climb up the S couloir on Ptarmigan peak. I unexpectedly ran into Van Ruamy (below right) on the approach, so we decided to summit together. Awesome way to spend Thanksgiving.
November #2 - Near the summit of Peak 3960, looking toward Indianhouse (center). I intended to climb it via the north ridge, but thought the better of it while on the first gendarme. Not that day!
December - Zac Cole riding across the bridge on Blue Dot trail.
December, Christmas Day - My fatbike sitting pretty in the morning light.
Looking through these photos brought back some incredible memories from the past year. It's amazing how much has happened in only a year's time, and how much promise 2019 holds. I can't wait! See you all out there!