Adventure in Alaska, from Jim Sogi
My family had a great adventure on an ski mountaineering expedition to the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park Alaska last week. We stayed at the Mountain House. We were skiing several objectives in the area and had good weather. We could see Mt. McKinley close by. The primary danger was falling into a crevasse in the glaciers. The glaciers are 3 mile acres, 30 miles long, and 4,000 feet deep. I read a number of books on crevasse rescue, bought gear, practiced and headed into the wild. It's quite amazing how much one can learn from books. We flew in a ski plan from Talkeetna 50 miles into the wilderness and were dropped off with our supplies of food and wood for 5 days. We had to melt snow for water.