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2012-13
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2012-13 Season Summary
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2015-16 Season Summary
In the Media
Press: Backyard Forecaster
KTVA: Backyard Forecasting
Outdoor Explorer: Grassroots Avalanche Center
Outdoor Explorer: Steep Skiing
AAJ: Thompson Pass First Ascents
AAJ: Chisana Glacier First Descents
ADN: Backcountry Concerts
Press: Wilderness Concerts
KTUU: Early Season Avalanche Danger
KTUU: February Danger
ADN: Spring Danger Spike
Maps
Western Chugach Topos
South Fork common paths & problem areas
Trip Reports
Central Chugach
Winter
Sunyata Peak
Mt. Billy Mitchell
Randoist Mountain
Girls & Acapulco
Total Crud & Purple Nurple
Hershey’s Kiss (aka Repeater Peak)
Three Pigs (aka 42 Mile Peak)
Keystone Couloirs
Berlin Wall
Begich & Boggs
Summer
Sapphire Traverse
Mt. Diamond Choss Bender
Wolfsbane Peak
Mt. Tiekel & Peak 6504
Cracked Ice North Ridge
Jain Mountain
Western Chugach
Kinnikinnick Mountain
Moonlight & Sunlight Overnight
Berg, Highbush, & Blueberry Hill
Randoism via Rosie’s
Organ Mountain
BRO North Face
The Beak (west face)
Magpie
Suicide & Homicide
Eagle Lake Couloirs
Pioneer Any Year
Kenai Mountains
Trident, The Unicorn, & Peak 5800
Helios & Solars
Mt. Alice South Ridge
Mt. Marathon NE Ridge
Wrangell Mountains
Upper Chisana Glacier
Talkeetna Mountains
Mt. Anno Domini
Alaska Range
Deltas
Minya Peak
Hayes
Caribou Tower
Canada
Alberta Rockies
Mind Shaft
Temple of Randoism
Gear Reviews
Voile Hyper Vector
Voile Objective
BD Cirque Packs
Culture
Hunting & Dogs in Chugach State Park
Helis, Hatcher Pass, & Profiteering
Treatise on Airbags
Randoism Saves
March 28, 2017
Observations
Front Range – Peak 3:
