Chugach Mountains Marcus Baker. On April 28, Alpine Air flew Dolly ...
C hugach M ountains
Marcus Baker. On A pril 28, A lpine A ir flew D olly LeFevre, Wayne Todd and me to 8,100 feet on the Knik Glacier, south of M arcus Baker (13,176 feet). T hat afternoon we skied four m iles north to a cam p at 10,500
feet. The next m orning we clim bed to the sum m it from the south and back in 12 hours, encountering six pitches o f snow and ice up to 50°. On April 30, we returned to basecam p and were flown back to G irdw ood. A lso on April 30, Kurt Bauer, Jacques Boutet and Brad G essner sum m itted via the same route, and w ere flown out a day later. D a v id H
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M ountaineering Club o f A laska
Marcus Baker. On A pril 28, A lpine A ir flew D olly LeFevre, Wayne Todd and me to 8,100 feet on the Knik Glacier, south of M arcus Baker (13,176 feet). T hat afternoon we skied four m iles north to a cam p at 10,500
feet. The next m orning we clim bed to the sum m it from the south and back in 12 hours, encountering six pitches o f snow and ice up to 50°. On April 30, we returned to basecam p and were flown back to G irdw ood. A lso on April 30, Kurt Bauer, Jacques Boutet and Brad G essner sum m itted via the same route, and w ere flown out a day later. D a v id H
ar t
,
M ountaineering Club o f A laska
