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ALASKA RANGE - RUTH GORGE : Bad weather in the Ruth Gorge ~ May 1992(39) images

Expecting the same good weather as we had in 1990, we were rewarded with alot of snow and plenty of downtime in the Ruth. We waited in town for a couple of days before we could fly. We got dropped off in the gorge at the beginning of the short weather window which only lasted two days. We could have used one more.  

LOADING UP IN ANCHORAGE FOR THE DRIVE TO TALKETNA

THE GEETING AIRFORCE STANDS IDLE AT THE TALKETNA AIRPORT, ALASKA

DENALI PARK MAP AAT THE HUDSON AIR SERVICE OFFICE

THE WAIT CONTINUES: HELMUT, JOHN, AND PETER ON THE TARMAC

MARIO BILODEAU AND JOHN BURCHAM DOWN BY THE RIVER

MARIO BILODEAU AND FRIEND AT THE FAIRVIEW INN IN TALKEETNA, ALASKA

HELMUT, JOHN, MYSELF AND PETER AT HUDSON AIR IN TALKEETNA, ALASKA

BRADLEY AND DICKEY, RUTH GORGE, ALASKA RANGE

FLYING PAST RUTH GORGE PEAKS ON THE WAY TO A DROP-OFF BELOW MT DICKEY, RUTH GORGE, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

GREAT GORGE PEAKS FROM AN AERIAL VIEW SOUTH DOWN THE RUTH GLACIER ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

TWO PLANES, FOUR PASSENGERS ... WE HAVE ARRIVED

CLIFF HUDSON AND ONE OF HIS CESSNA'S BELOW MT DICKEY ON THE RUTH GLACIER, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

CESSNA 185'S BELOW 5000 FT EAST FACE OF MT DICKEY, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

THE WINE BOTTLE ROUTE ON THE EAST FACE OF DICKEY

CLIFF HUDSON ON HIS WAY HOME

HELMUT AND THE GREAT EAST FACE OF MT DICKEY ON A SKI BY IN THE GREAT GORGE RUTH GLACIER, ALASKA RANGE

THE THREE PEAKS OF THE MOOSE'S TOOTH IN THE RUTH GORGE

THE MAIN PEAK OF THE MOOSE'S TOOTH IN THE RUTH GORGE, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

HELI AT OUR GREAT GORGE BASECAMP ON THE RUTH GLACIER ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

CLEARING STORM ON MTS BRADLEY AND DICKEY, FROM CAMP ON THE RUTH GLACIER, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

THE MANY SUMMITS OF THE MOOSE'S TOOTH IN THE GREAT GORGE, RUTH GLACIER

HELMUT LENES SKIING OVER TO THE START OF THE W RIDGE OF THE MOOSE'S TOOTH, RUTH GORGE,

HELMUT LENES AND THE 'GARGOYLE' AT THE START TO THE W RIDGE OF THE MOOSE'S TOOTH, RUTH GORGE

HELMUT LENES AT HIGH CAMP, WEST RIDGE OF MOOSE'S TOOTH

HELMUT LENES AT HIGH CAMP, WEST RIDGE OF MOOSE'S TOOTH

HELMUT, JOHN AND PETER AT HIGH CAMP, WEST RIDGE OF MOOSE'S TOOTH

HELMUT LENES AT HIGH CAMP ON THE WEST RIDGE OF THE MOOSE'S TOOTH

JOHN BURCHAM AT HIGH CAMP, WEST RIDGE, MOOSE'S TOOTH

HELMUT LENES CLIMBING THE GULLY THAT LEADS TO THE WEST RIDGE OF THE MOOSE'S TOOTH, ALASKA RANGE

HELMUT LENES CLIMBING THE GULLY THAT LEADS TO THE CREST OF THE WEST RIDGE

HELMUT DESCENDING THE W RIDGE OF THE MOOSE'S TOOTH, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

HELMUT DESCENDING THE W RIDGE OF THE MOOSE'S TOOTH,

HELMUT LENES DESCENDING THE GLACIAL SECTION OF THE WEST RIDGE OF THE MOOSE'S TOOTH, ALASKA RANGE

OUR NEIGHBORS STOP BY FOR A VISIT

SNOWSTORM BURIED TENT IN THE GREAT GORGE , RUTH GLACIER, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

A LULL IN THE STORM ABOVE OUT GREAT GORGE BASECAMP, RUTH GLACIER, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

THE DIGGING CONTINUES, HELMUT LENES, GREAT GORGE BASCAMP, RUTH GLACIER, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

GEETING AIR SERVICE FLYING IN MARGINAL CONDITIONS, RUTH GORGE, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

ERIC (THE PILOT) AND HELMUT STARTING OUR HOP OVER TO THE KAHILTNA GLACIER FOR FURTHER ADVENTURES


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