Alaska Range Project: 2014 Review

2014 was a wild year, full of drama and spectacular wilderness. It started off strong, with two amazing trips and then slowly deteriorated, with family emergencies, wicked weather and cancelled trips. However, I made some strong images for the book and feel confident that this will be an exciting publication and a real tribute to the mighty Alaska Range.

I want to give a big thanks to everyone who helped spread the word in 2014. Images from the project were printed in United States, Japan, Germany, France and Italy.

The biggest exposure came from online venues including: The Adventure Journal, Mother Nature Network, Project Pressure, Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation, National Geographic Adventure Blog and Nature Photographers Network.

Photographs from the project were used by numerous climbers from all over the world. With the help from my images, some of them made hard, first ascents. I hope to add a climber support section to the blog this year.

My expedition partners are key to the project’s success, so a big thanks to: Sy, Opie, Phil, Brian, Julie, my Dad and my wife Pam and son Walker. A special thanks to all the pilots who flew me into the wilderness this year including: Jim Cummings, Jim Green and OE.

Thanks to all the 2014 project sponsors and supporters including: The American Alpine Club, The Mountaineering Club of Alaska, Patagonia, Black Diamond, Naneu, Alaska Alpine Adventures and The Alaska Center for the Environment.

And final shout to Kate and the crew at The Mountaineers Books for all their support and for making this project a reality.

Okay, now some photographs!

Wild weather on Denali. The mountain is notorious for terrible weather.

Denali reflection, taken from the south.

Denali, taken from the North.

Caribou antlers and waterfalls, Clearwater Mountains

Rosewort, Clearwater Mountains

Sandstone formations, central Alaska Range.

Gerstle Glacier, Delta Mountains

1:00am sunset lights the rain, sky and river.

Determined! Grizzly, Denali National Park and Preserve

Tiny spring cub.

Dall sheep, Denali National Park and Preserve

Amazing ice and Mount Hess and Deborah.

Unnamed creek, Nutzotin Mountains

Moby Dick, Hayes Range

Southern foothills of the central Alaska Range

Strange hanging glacier, Hayes Range

North ridge of Mount Russell, Denali National Park and Preserve

Mixed light and Mount Deborah.

Beautiful light on the north ridge of Mount Hess.

Shadows and Crevasses.

Shadow and Mount Geist. This is the lovely west face.

Sy on the summit of peak 8514 during its first ascent, Nutzotin Mountains.