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Places I Like to Go: Caribou Creek Ice Climbing
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Places I Like to Go. Thursday, January 3, 2013. Caribou Creek Ice Climbing. I've never done this route and have always wanted to, but it hasn't been in stellar shape like this for years. Bill and I did our customary rosh at the bottom and I won. I made a belay before the steep pitch, I figured it would be challenging enough for me without rope drag, and it was. The second pitch felt steep, I definitely earned it. Start of the Last Pitch. Tonya at the top of the pitch and Jon below. My Frozen Beer Volcano.
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Places I Like to Go: August 2012
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Places I Like to Go. Thursday, August 9, 2012. Packrafting the Chickaloon River. Its funny how I didn't really know what I was getting myself into when Kellie asked me if I wanted to go float the Chickaloon river. I was anticipating a 4 mile walk, and on the drive there learned it was more like 15. Leaving early made so much more sense with that clarified. We parked on the road by the river and started hiking up a four wheeler trail, which disappeared at about mile 2. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Life in ...
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Places I Like to Go: October 2012
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Places I Like to Go. Sunday, October 28, 2012. Early Season Ice in Eagle River. Every time I come out here I get lost and so every time I remember the lost part, not the right way to go. This route is easily hidden and easily found, but no matter the obstacles its always worth it. Ryan, Tonya and I started out and then Jon and Sue surprised us by coming out. There was literally just a dusting of snow and the gully up for the most part was frozen solid, definitely more interesting climbing than usual.
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Places I Like to Go: Caribou Creek Keeps on Giving
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Places I Like to Go. Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Caribou Creek Keeps on Giving. Bill at the base of Robo Pick. It was not warm in the shade. Bill almost at the top. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A wing and a prayer. Canada. kanaskis country. Donnelly to mckinley village. Dreams of brown moose. Flight of the conchords. Road to no where. Simple twist of fate. I like to play outside.a lot. View my complete profile. Cody Roman's writing from 2011. Samuel Johnson's Alpine Essence. Life According to Kellie.
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Places I Like to Go: June 2012
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Places I Like to Go. Monday, June 18, 2012. It took a lot of vacillating back and forth, and even packing our boats, before we could finally give up the dream of floating the creek. To much snow and to high of water. We enjoyed an amazing dinner at a perfect campsite by the river, I love being on vacation. Kellie cooking fresh salmon in butter.Yum. Kellie hiking across the Root glacier. Kellie on the edge. Kellie with the base of Donaho peak in the distance. There was a short but brutal section of bushwh...
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Places I Like to Go: January 2013
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Places I Like to Go. Monday, January 21, 2013. Now that I live in Eagle River, Eklutna canyon is only 10 minutes away, its hard not to take the quick and easy approach.if you climb all the lines it adds up. Caitlin Rappelling Annie Greensprings. Caitlin wanted to try leading, and Boonesfarm is about the best first lead out there. She cruised it. And a quick session on TJ Swann ended the afternoon. Saturday, January 5, 2013. The Soltis Family Visits Maui. Me, Mike, Joseph and Dad. Me and the Brothers.
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Places I Like to Go: The Awesome Pillar
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Places I Like to Go. Sunday, February 10, 2013. Me, Bill, Todd and Carina went back the Awesome Valley. From the parking lot at Victory Road, to where we parked the snow-go was about 6 miles, then it was about a 4 mile ski up the creek to the base of the Awesome pillar. Leaving the parking lot. The river was open in places and had a weak fluffy layer of snow over it in others. The Adventure of the Approach. The pillar is in HUGE this year, it seemed twice as wide as the last time I was here. Aniakchak: f...
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Places I Like to Go: February 2013
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Places I Like to Go. Sunday, February 10, 2013. Me, Bill, Todd and Carina went back the Awesome Valley. From the parking lot at Victory Road, to where we parked the snow-go was about 6 miles, then it was about a 4 mile ski up the creek to the base of the Awesome pillar. Leaving the parking lot. The river was open in places and had a weak fluffy layer of snow over it in others. The Adventure of the Approach. The pillar is in HUGE this year, it seemed twice as wide as the last time I was here. Bill and I w...
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Places I Like to Go: Caribou Creek
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Places I Like to Go. Monday, February 4, 2013. I met up with Bill, Carina and Todd and we all headed back Caribou creek together on Bill's snow-go. Bill and I climbed what I like to call the Trifecta. The one on the far left grew smaller and more mellow as we approached.it ended up being a single pitch of juicy grade 3.my favorite. The Trifecta: Double Take Area. Bill on the original Double Take. Carina on Double Take. Beers and burgers at the long rifle lodge was a great end to the day. Road to no where.
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Places I Like to Go: December 2012
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Places I Like to Go. Friday, December 28, 2012. Eklutna Canyon with the Ladies. Awesome day out in Eklutna canyon with Merrick and Caitlin. TJ Swann was in huge and the line up the front was a pumpy warm up. Caitlin on TJ Swann. I usually don't feel like a mother hen, but going out with Merrick who is 35 weeks pregnant and still wants to get after it was a little nerve wracking.She definitely was toned down from normal, but the NICU nurse in me was nothing but paranoid! The Amazing Pregnant Merrick.
