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Summer

  • Middle Glacier Ski

    The pursuit for turns all year took me to a beautiful destination in the heart of the roadside Portage arena

    October 3, 2025

    Kip Sprout

    Alaska, Mountaineering, Skiing
    2025, Alaska, August, glacier, Middle Glacier, Portage, Skiing, Summer
    Middle Glacier Ski
  • Ptarmigan Peak’s S Couloir

    A line that had become the muse of my Anchorage living took mulitple attempts to conquer, but the efforts ended up proving worthwhile

    September 4, 2025

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    Alaska, Skiing
    2025, Anchorage, Chugach, Front Range, Glen Alps, June, May, Ptarmigan Peak, S Couloir, Skiing, Summer, Turns All Year
    Ptarmigan Peak’s S Couloir
  • Cracked Ice West Ridge Climb

    A smash-and-grab mission from McCarthy to Valdez during a short weather window pays off with a successful summit

    July 25, 2024

    Kip Sprout

    Alaska, Mountaineering
    2024, adventure, Alaska, Alpine, Climbing, hiking, July, rock-climbing, Summer, Thompson Pass, Trad, Valdez
    Cracked Ice West Ridge Climb

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