The team drove to Talkeetna this morning from Anchorage, checked into Denali National Park at the Talkeetna Ranger Station, and flew into the Alaska Range. They flew into the range in a plane called an "Otter" equipped with skis for landing on the snow. The flight takes about 35 minutes to go from Talkeetna at under 400 ft above sea level to the Pika glacier where they landed in the middle of the Alaska Range at over 5,600 ft. They will be living on the glacier in the snow for the next 5-6 days.
The area we chose this year for the trip is know as "Little Switzerland" and provides many different opportunities for glacier travel, maybe a bit of skiing, and some climbing. They should be able to find fun for all.
They'll be calling in nightly for the rest of the trip to update their days adventures and we'll pass it on through this blog, so keep watching.
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