Amazing ice and Mount Hess and Deborah.
Thanks to everyone for all your support, it was an amazing process.
Here are some statistics:
89 backers
$15,505 raised
172% funded (percentage above our minimum of $9,000)
The video was played 988 times.
So now what?
I have made my initial selection of 200 images that has been sent to the Mountaineers Books. They have begun the layout and design process and will make their initial selection of images. I will visit them in Seattle in a few weeks where I will help with the final image selection and also give my input on the design and layout.
From there we will continue to hammer through design ideas, ruthlessly edit the essays and work on the maps. I will make the final tweaks on the selected images. When we have all agreed on a book we all love, it will be sent to the printers. We will get a proof first, this is how we will catch any typos, design issues and poorly reproduced images.
Once the proof is approved the book will get printed, bound and sent to The Mountaineers Books distribution center in Seattle.
This process will take many months. We plan to see the book on the shelves late summer, 2016. This is when we will ship all the books to the backers of the Kickstarter campaign.
This blog/website will be getting an over haul. Don’t worry, it will not go dormant. There are plenty of peak profiles and images to share, along with photography and wilderness tips. Once the book is printed, this blog/site will be the center of all the action, letting you know about upcoming lectures, exhibits, book signings, workshops and hopefully reviews and awards!
So if you want to stay in the loop, follow the blog!
Thanks again for all your support and for making this long over due tribute to the Alaska Range a reality.
Carl
The Alaska Range Project 