Ham n Eggs Success! SJMG Guide Andres Marin called in yesterday evening and reported that everyone was doing great and that they had successfully climbed the Ham n Eggs route the previous day/night! Their new plan is for 1 of the climbers, John McIntire to head home and then Andres and our other climber –…
Our next team of climbers set out this afternoon from Talkeetna to fly into the Ruth Canal, if all goes well. Lead Guide Andrés Marin is joined by Brian and John with ambition to climb the Moose’s Tooth via Ham and Eggs. Wishing them a safe and fun adventure. We will update the blog as…
Our trip to the Ruth Gorge was super fun; Ted, Chris, and I had a blast. The flight in is always a mind blowing experience since we fly eye level to the mountains and huge rock walls. The Ruth Gorge where we landed is an amazing place with awesome views of Mt. Barrill, Dickey, Bradley,…
Our team lead by Andrés Marin has safely returned to Talkeetna. They spent the past three days in the Ruth Gorge, attempting to climb Mt. Barrill and Mt. Dickey. Unconsolidated snow conditions made for difficult, less than favorable climbing. They still had good times in the mountains and learned a lot. We will post some…
Received word from Andrés this morning, all is well. The team had to bail on going to Ham and Eggs on the Mooses’s Tooth. Instead, today they are going to climb Mt. Barrille (7,650′), via the Japanese Couloir. Best of luck to the team. We will continue to post any updates.
Our first team of climbers arrived in Anchorage yesterday and geared up for an expedition to Ham and Eggs; a 3,000 foot ice route on the Moose’s Tooth in the Central Alaska Range (FA: 1975, T. Davies, J.Krakauer, N. Zinsser). Andrés Marin, senior guide for SJMG is leading this unique trip; he is teamed up…
Grand is definitely proper description of this mega ski traverse from Crested Butte to Aspen. This year was the 17th annual Elk Mountain Grand Traverse and I was super pumped to be a part of it. Check out the details of the ski traverse at the Grand Traverse Website: Elk Mountain Grand Traverse About seven…