Glacier Trek, Juneau, AK, August 2013

I was lucky enough to go on a glacial adventure this weekend with the help of NorthStar Trekking!

Going underneath the Mendenhall Glacier is one thing, but putting on a pair of crampons and checking out all the features on top of it is awesome… as is scaling the face of a frozen slab of ice. In all, the exploring lasted about three hours. Throw in the helicopter rides and perfect weather and well, needless to say, it was a pretty epic afternoon.

Below are just a sampling of the nearly 500 photos I snapped. I did my best to capture the full breadth of the experience, but I would highly recommend making your own way onto the Mendenhall if you can, even if you’re from Juneau and you see it all the time. There’s nothing like it!

On the Ramp

On the Ramp

Fly By

Fly By

Heli

Heli

Mendenhall Glacier + Valley

Mendenhall Glacier + Valley

Suicide Falls

Suicide Falls

Previous Trekker

Previous Trekker

Blue Water

Blue Water

Yellow Tent

Yellow Tent

Glacial Pool

Glacial Pool

Mt. Stroller-White + Mendenhall Glacier

Mt. Stroller-White + Mendenhall Glacier

Crampon Walking

Crampon Walking

Glacial Traverse

Glacial Traverse

Mendenhall Towers + Thunder Mountain

Mendenhall Towers + Thunder Mountain

The Blues

The Blues

Ice Fall

Ice Fall

Glacier Waterfall

Glacier Waterfall

Watery Blues

Watery Blues

Base Camp

Base Camp

Trek 19

Trek 19

Waterfall + Stream

Waterfall + Stream

Ice Climbing

Ice Climbing

Intent Watching

Intent Watching

Summit!

Summit!

Coat Rack

Coat Rack

Ascending

Ascending

Trek 26

Trek 26

Rappeling

Rappeling

Summiting

Summiting

Glacier Water

Glacier Water

The Guide

The Guide

Landing Zone

Landing Zone

Blue Peaks

Blue Peaks

Deep Blue

Deep Blue

Glacial Stream

Glacial Stream

Valley

Valley

Slowly Decaying Leaf

Slowly Decaying Leaf

Water Drops

Water Drops

Sunshine + Stroller-White

Sunshine + Stroller-White

Returning

Returning

REAL Glacier Water

REAL Glacier Water

Moulin Bleu

Moulin Bleu

Glacierscape

Glacierscape

Rocks

Rocks

Yellow + Blue

Yellow + Blue

Juneau Airport

Juneau Airport

Landed

Landed

On the RampFly ByHeliMendenhall Glacier + ValleySuicide FallsPrevious TrekkerBlue WaterYellow TentGlacial PoolMt. Stroller-White + Mendenhall GlacierCrampon WalkingGlacial TraverseMendenhall Towers + Thunder MountainThe BluesIce FallGlacier WaterfallWatery BluesBase CampTrek 19Waterfall + StreamIce ClimbingIntent WatchingSummit!Coat RackAscendingTrek 26RappelingSummitingGlacier WaterThe GuideLanding ZoneBlue PeaksDeep BlueGlacial StreamValleySlowly Decaying LeafWater DropsSunshine + Stroller-WhiteReturningREAL Glacier WaterMoulin BleuGlacierscapeRocksYellow + BlueJuneau AirportLanded

 


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