The next morning we woke up early for a great sunrise moonrise combo. It's odd to see the moon sneak up just before the sun. Our day was spent navigating the ridge up to about 5oo feet below the summit, the last stretch was a bit too technical for the gear we with us. It would have taken ice tools, a few more pickets and some more stable snow. One thing we have found while climbing in Alaska is that wind is a constant. We were counting on a wind packed summit ridge, but we were battling inconsistent snow with large rocks creating deep pockets just out of sight. Despite the deep, inconsistent snow, we had stunning weather and great views. The picture of Jordan sitting down is our top out point, we almost had it. On our way down to camp, we heard a plane out of the east, it was Mike headed over to check on us so I snagged a cool picture of him as he banked back toward the cabin. He came back a few hours later and shuttled a pack home for us. It was a great trip with perfect spring weather, I can hardly wait for more spring skiing. Enjoy the pictures,
cheers
josh
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