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Alaska Ski Mountaineering : Remote, stunning, diverse, and magical, are just a few adjectives that we've come up with to describe the Neacola Mountains. Located approximately 120 air-miles west/southwest of Anchorage, the Neacola Mountains comprise the southernmost portion of the massive Alaska Range. They have been best described as a heavily glaciated version of Washington’s North Cascades. At roughly 150 square miles in size, this small portion of Lake Clark National Park offers some of the finest ski touring and ski mountaineering potential in the entire state of Alaska. What’s even more enticing is the fact that the Neacolas have seen very little in the way of skiing or climbing activity. Given the latitude, these relatively low elevation mountains provide excellent skiing with great snow quality on a variety of terrain within easy touring of our base camps. Another great thing about the lower elevations is that it much easier to reach the top of the peaks and passes without contending with altitude issues! This means great skiing within your grasp. Furthermore, there isn't a heli ski operation within many miles so it is just you and your guides and the spectacular skiing terrain of this pristine winter environment. Except for an occasional reference on the USGS topographic maps, most of the peaks and glaciers in the Neacola Mountains remain not only unskied but also unclimbed and unnamed. Want to avoid the crowds, ski big new lines, and experience wilderness live you've never seen? Join us in 2012 for this trip of a lifetime! Visit this trip on our website at http://www.alaskaalpineadventures.com/trips/alaska-ski-mountaineering

Alaska Ski Mountaineering

Remote, stunning, diverse, and magical, are just a few adjectives that ...

Updated: Dec 06, 2011 2:20pm PST

Powder Steeps and Glaciers : Welcome to Alaska’s most remote and spectacular ski-mountaineering adventures! Accessing the range by ski plane, we’ll spend the first week camped on the glacier practicing backcountry and glacier travel skills and searching out memorable first ascents and descents. The second week will be spent touring European-style through glacier passes and dramatic peaks. Remote, stunning, diverse, and magical, are just a few adjectives that we've come up with to describe the Neacola Mountains. Located approximately 120 air miles west/southwest of Anchorage, the Neacola Mountains comprise the southernmost portion of the massive Alaska Range. At roughly 150 square miles, this small portion of Lake Clark National Park offers some of the finest ski touring and ski mountaineering potential in the entire state of Alaska. What’s even more enticing is the fact that the Neacolas have seen very little in the way of skiing or climbing activity. This means we will be skiing some beautiful first descents! Given the northern nature of Alaska, these relatively low elevation mountains provide excellent skiing with great snow quality on a variety of terrain within easy touring of our basecamps. Another great thing about the lower elevations is that it is much easier to reach the top of the peaks without contending with altitude issues! This means great skiing within your grasp. Also, there isn't a heli ski operation for many miles so it is just you and your guides and the spectacular skiing terrain of this pristine winter environment. Except for an occasional reference on the USGS topographic maps, most of the peaks and glaciers in the Neacola Mountains remain not only unskied, but also unclimbed and unnamed. Want to ski big, untracked powder with Alaska Alpine Adventures? Visit us at http://www.alaskaalpineadventures.com/trips/skiing/powder-steeps-glaciers for more information!

Powder Steeps and Glaciers

Welcome to Alaska’s most remote and spectacular ski-mountaineering adv ...

Updated: Dec 06, 2011 2:16pm PST

Neacola 2007 :

Neacola 2007

Updated: Feb 08, 2011 11:03pm PST

Iliamna Volcano : One hundred miles southwest of Anchorage, stand the Chigmit Mountains—a desolate and heavily glaciated, sub-range of the mighty Aleutian Range. The giants of the Chigmits, Iliamna (10,016), and Redoubt (10,197), are active volcanoes rising directly from sea level to summit. On a clear day, these volcanoes are visible from Anchorage and inspire the climber in all of us. Despite their proximity to Anchorage, these stunning peaks offer isolation and moderate glaciated challenges. Want to climb a volcano with Alaska Alpine Adventures? Visit http://www.alaskaalpineadventures.com/trips/chigmit-volcanoes-iliamna-lake-clark-national-park.html for details! Redoubt last erupted in 1989 blanketing south central Alaska in a layer of ash and significantly altering its north face. As of March 2009, Redoubt remains in a state of unrest and there is a moderate threat of an eruption. Iliamna however hasn’t seen a volcanic eruption in over 100 years, and though conditions change daily, seismologists and geophysicists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory have said that for now Iliamna won't be blowing its any time soon and is free of deadly gasses and lava flows. We’ll fly from Kenai with pilot Doug Brewer and land at 3000-feet on the Tuxedni Glacier on the north side of the Mountain. Over the next several days we’ll review climbing and rescue skills and explore the area. When weather allows, we’ll ascend almost 6,000 feet from our base camp to the summit. The climbing difficulties will involve sustained 35-degree slopes and possibly some short sections of steep ice through crevasses. Our itinerary allows extra time for weather delays for flying onto the mountain, for summiting, and for flying out.

Iliamna Volcano

One hundred miles southwest of Anchorage, stand the Chigmit Mountains— ...

Updated: Dec 21, 2009 12:52pm PST

LAKE CLARK ICE 2012 : Ice climbing and camping with Nik Koblov, Mark Stevens, Aaron Fetter, & Dan Oberlatz - Lake Clark National Park. April 2012

LAKE CLARK ICE 2012

Ice climbing and camping with Nik Koblov, Mark Stevens, Aaron Fetter, ...

Updated: May 10, 2012 3:14pm PST