A mountaineer stands atop an icy ridge in the foreground. Behind and above him rests Mount Foraker's sweeping and complex, glaciated, and precipitous ridges and summit, to the left lies a small sea of ice in the Kahiltna Glacier valley shining bright in the midday sun. Glaciated mountains and valleys extend to the horizon where an astute observer can see a weather system approaching with a bank of clouds. The entire scene is white and blue contrasting with the colors of the mountaineer's clothing and gear..
If you get the chance, take the flight into the #Alaska Range from Talkeetna.
📷Mount #Foraker and the #Kahiltna Glacier from 16k on the West Buttress of #Denali. The evening after this photo was taken we were caught in a week long storm at 17,000ft, eventually getting to the top in very cold wind.
