A lot of pictures here but not nearly enough to do justice to the trip that my friend Keith and I went on at the beginning of August. The idea was to get on the Eklutna Glacier and hike in a few miles to a mountaineering hut called Pichler's Perch. From there, a world of possibilities awaited so we kept an open mind. As usual, I have a topographic map with the routes that I will keep a running link to. Click HERE for the topo map. If that doesn't interest you, then click on 'next picture' to continue on.

The trip began with questionable weather, and the entrance on to the Eklutna Glacier looked a little sketchy. Here I am, just about a hundred yards from the toe of this rapidly receding hunk of blue ice. Those cracks may not look too big from here, but trust me, they are not small.