Hello All,
Clearing up the rest of the back logged blog. On the 24th, I decided to do something memorable to remember the big day for me. I chose climbing up to the Harding Ice Field in the Kenai Fjords NP! About 4,000 vertical feet from where I started in the morning to the top! No easy task, but I was ready to kick its a$$! I couldn't wait! Crushed it! Hope all is well.
Mark/Chops
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| 6AM: LOADING MY PACK WITH GEAR. 3L WATER, PEANUTS, EXTRA SOCKS, FIRE/FIRST AID KIT, BANANAS, ROPE, GLOVES, TWIX BARS, CLIFF BARS, GRANOLA BARS, EXTRA SHOES, KNIFE, CLEMSON FLAG, IPOD AND BEAR SPRAY. WEARING MANY LAYERS |
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| LEAVING A NOTE ON MY CAR FOR THE PARK RANGERS |
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| READY TO CRUSH THIS MOUNTAIN. NOT ANOTHER SOUL IN SITE! BOOM! 30YRS AND 6HRS OLD IN THIS PHOTO. NOT SLOWING THIS GUY DOWN! |
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| BIG TIME GLACIER ON MY WAY UP TO HARDING ICE FIELD! |
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| CHECKING FOR BEAR TRACKS AS I WORK MY WAY ACROSS THE ICE FIELD! |
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| TAKING A BREAK. AS SOON AS I TAKE A BREAK FROM CLIMBING., GETTING COLD. LAYER UP! |
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| EMERGENCY SHELTER AT THE FOOT OF HARDING ICE FIELD |
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| TOP OF THE WORLD. IF SANTA DOESN'T LIVE HERE, I NO LONGER BELIEVE. 900 SQUARE MILES OF ICE BEHIND ME. |
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| CHECKING OUT THE TOP OF THE WORLD! |
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| FRESH BEAR TRACKS AROUND! |
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| SPENDING A LONG MOMENT TAKING IT ALL IN |
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| THOUGHT THIS WAS A BEAR. DAMN GOPHER! |
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| DEMOLISHING FOOD TO REFUEL! |
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| AMAZING THAT LIFE EXISTS UP HERE! |
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| INCREDIBLE SITE! |
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| FORCING A SMILE AFTER MY BLACK BEAR ENCOUNTER! WE WERE SHARING THE TRAIL! YIKES! |
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| CHECK OUT THOSE CREVICES! |
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BACK IN ONE PIECE! CHECK OUT ALL THE LATE STARTERS WHO CAME OUT AFTER ME!
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FRONT DOOR TO THE HARDING ICE FIELD EMERGENCY SHELTER: 8/24/2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEITH! THE FUTURE IS NO PLACE TO PLACE YOUR BETTER DAYS -MARK/CHOPS. MCGILVERY FAMILY BOSTON. FOUND A SPOT ON THE DOOR FOR MY COUSIN DAN COBBAN TOO!
The Future Is No Place To Place
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1 comment:
Marmot, not gopher. Clean it up. "If I kill all the golfers, they'll lock me up and throw away the key!"
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