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Hardwear Sessions > Andrew McLean - Kiteskiing in Alaska

Andrew McLean: Kite Skiing in Alaska 2008


Listen to dispatches of Andrew's trip to the remote Bagley Ice Field.

  • Day 1: Andrew at Chitina, AK
  • Day 2: Waiting for the plane
  • Day 3: Kite Skiing Begins
  • Day 4: Ski Mountaineering Near Saint Elias
  • Day 5: Setting up Camp 4 Near the Jeffries Glacier
  • Day 6: Surviving the Storm to find a Beautiful Kite Ski Day
  • Day 7: Skiing peaks near Thompson Pass

Map of Andrew's Progress

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Photos from Alaska:

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Read Andrew's trip report.


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