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Expedition: Gentle terrain, big views, good first big mountain |
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| Prices: |
12 Days: $5,500 per person for 2 people, $3,900 per person for 4 people |
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2008 Alaska Mountaineering |
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Mountain
Expeditions
Mount Blackburn Mount Sanford Mount Regal Custom Trips Mountaineering Courses Root Glacier Ice Course Alaska Mountaineering Ski Mountaineering Bagley Ice Field Thompson Pass Eklutna Traverse Ski Touring Basecamp Climbing Bagley Ice Field Nabesna Glacier Iceberg Lake Peak Ascents Pyramid Peak Donoho Peak Granite Range First Ascents & Custom Adventures |
| Stats: | Elevation: 16,237' | Trip Length:34 miles | ||
| Elevation Gain: 12,437' | Elevation Loss: 12,437' | |||
| Maximum Elevation: 16,237' | Minimum Elevation: 3,800' | |||
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This
remote Alaskan giant offers an "easier" mountaineering
challenge than some of its neighbors. The climb is non-technical
in nature but does present crevasse hazards, and the cold, altitude,
wind, and splendor are no less intense than the other big peaks
in the Wrangells. The route is also a longer one, so be physically
prepared for this one! Because of its low grade of technical difficulty,
Sanford is a great first big mountain expetition. Sanford
offers dramatic views of the Alaska Range, Wrangell Mountains,
and the Alaskan landscape. Our climb will entail glacier travel,
cramponing and Alaskan mountaineering at its finest. |
 Snow camping on the gentle stretch of glacier that blankets the northern side of the mountain |
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