I headed to Talkeetna with Amos on April 6th with grandiose plans but due to weather our plans were foiled. After deciding to head into the Ruth Gorge we set up base camp and decided to climb Mt Johnson as a warm up route. To make a longer story shorter we climbed the route in two days during which we hid from avalanches, got pummeled by spindrift and finally shut down by the summit cornice 30meters shy of the top. With the trip not going quite as planned we pushed the magic plane button on the Spot and were speedily whisked away.
Alas, failure breeds success. I will return!
Picture time:
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| This place is massive, you just ski and ski and nothing gets any closer - by John Giraldo |
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| Mt Dickey and a TAT Beaver - by John Giraldo |
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| Mt Dickey - by John Giraldo |
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| A TAT Otter with The Mooses Tooth in the background - by John Giraldo |
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| Amos on the start of the route - by John Giraldo |
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| Kick ass snow cave - by Amos Swanson |
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| The rock face that protected our bivy - by Amos Swanson |
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| Im guessing my first bivy sack experience will likely be the most enjoyable - by John Giraldo |
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| Good morning! - by John Giraldo |
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| About midway up the narrow section. It must have been 60 deg out and the mountain was quickly falling apart- by John Giraldo |
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| The glacier is way down there now - by John Giraldo |
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| "Almost summit" photo. It was 7pm and out headlamps were 2000' below; time to move - by John Giraldo |
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| The Escalator, Mt Johnson. We bivyed at the top of the massive snow slope and then rappelled/downclimbed the route. Not sure why you would do the walk off - by John Giraldo |
Funny video - by Amos Swanson
