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An Almost Workhike to Burton Hut (A Garibaldi Mini-Epic)
There is a bit of a ventilation problem at Burton Hut (aka Sphinx Hut). It seems we did too good a job sealing gaps and insulating the hut. Knowing this, John Sherk and I started scheming a workhike to add … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged Epic, garibaldi, Garibaldi Neve, ski, Workhike
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The Big Burton Hut Restoration
In mid-June, I got a report that the roof of Burton hut was leaking. Some people had noticed some water stains inside the hut. No big deal I thought as I asked if anyone was planning to head up there … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged Burton Hut, helicopter, hut, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Work-hike, Workhike
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Khaos in Kazakhstan
The following is a trip report about our (Anton Afanassiev, Ben Sommerfeld, and Ketan Desai) fairly chaotic and injurious trip to Kazakhstan that happened last summer. Also joining us were Anelia Mynzhasarova and Bree Kehler. Now that the journal is … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged accident, hiking, international, NMAG, scrambling, summer
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Mount Harvey North Ramp
North ramp has been on my radar for a while, and this season I wanted to finally climb it. Luckily, in a car ride back from some other VOC trip, Thomas Morrissey also mentioned that he wanted to do it. … Continue reading
Brohm Ridge Exploratory
Better late than never! As I write this report, snow is just starting to stay on the north shore mountain range, and ski season is fast approaching. It was a different story when we were planning to go up to … Continue reading