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Aerial view of glacial melt lakes on Bagley Field. Wrangell-St Elias National Park, Alaska, USA. The mighty West face of Mc Kinley. The West Buttress is the ridge on the left on the skyline, the Cassin the ridge on the right. Denali, Alaska Aerial view of icefields and peaks, Chigmit Mountains. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA. Aerial view of ridges and summits emerging from sea of clouds, St Elias range. Wrangell-St Elias National Park, Alaska, USA. Aerial view of Mount St Elias and Mount Logan. Wrangell-St Elias National Park, Alaska, USA. On the North face of Grande Casse, Vanoise, Alps, France. Aerial view of glaciers and mountains, St Elias range. Wrangell-St Elias National Park, Alaska, USA. Alpinists climb Aiguille du Midi, France. The Bossons glacier, the highest icefall in the Alps. Alps, France On the gentle Trient Glacier, similar to a snow field with no open crevasses, Mont-Blanc range, Alps, Switzerland. Aerial view of icy face with hanging glaciers and seracs. Wrangell-St Elias National Park, Alaska, USA. Remains of a tent which burned years ago from stove flare-up. Denali, Alaska Aerial view of snowy peaks, Chigmit Mountains. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA. Alpinists climb Aiguille du Midi, France. South Side of the Argentiere basin with Chardonet Pass between Aiguille d'Argentiere and the Chardonet. Alps, France Fresh snow on the 14300ft camp. Denali, Alaska Looking down at the Jaccoux-Domenech route, Mont-Blanc, Italy. Camping high on the West Rib route. Denali, Alaska Eccles shelter at the base of the Freney Pillars, Mont-Blanc, Italy. Climbers on the rocky part of the Brenva Spur, Mont-Blanc, Italy. At the 16000 narrow camp on the Rib, there is just another party. Denali, Alaska Seracs below Monte Rosa, Switzerland. The low-profile tents have to be protected against the wind (which can reach 100mph). Climbers dig a hole and built thick snow-walls by sawing off large chunks of frozen snow. Denali, Alaska The camp 17000 is quite exposed to the winds. Denali, Alaska Alpinist exits Aiguille du Midi. Alps, France Camp on close to Kahilna Pass. Denali, Alaska Up to the 14300 camp again. Denali, Alaska Hanging glaciers, Grand Pilier d'Angle, Mont-Blanc, Italy. The next day, unlike the other party which is making a round-a-trip summit day and leave their tent, I pack everything, since I plan to traverse the mountain and go down by the West Buttress. Denali, Alaska Cosmiques ridge, Tacul and Mont-Blanc. Alps, France Alpinists on a buttress of Aiguille du Midi climbing the Cosmiques ridge. Alps, France Alpinist approaching the Freney Pillars, Mont-Blanc, Italy. Kahilna peaks seen from 16000ft on Mt McKinley. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. The ranger tent. They perform rescues and operate a medical camp, but also give tickets for littering. The two lattrines help keep the snow good for drinking. Denali, Alaska Traveling down with sleds. Denali, Alaska North Face of Aiguille du Midi, Mont-Blanc range. Alps, France Windy Corner. There is a secondary summit which creates a funnel with the West Buttress, generating incredibly high winds there during storms.. Denali, Alaska Waiting out in bad weather. Denali, Alaska

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