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