Showing posts with label Pecking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pecking. Show all posts

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Raina and Peking Ski - 4.5.2014

The last week has been absolutely incredible with adventures including Carpathian, Korohusk, and Ptarmigan. The week before that I spent outside working 12 hour days in the Arctic in windy subzero temperatures. Its been great, but its starting to catch up with me.

But, Tarah has been on a tear of big, adventurous lines lately. So, when she mentioned a Falling Water Valley double feature I couldn't turn it down.

An uncharacteristically early departure from Anchorage meant we were quickly into the familiar and spectacular territory:


After a gentle approach up the valley we turned north and started the climb up the mellow flanks of Raina, which are not all mellow.


Robert, and a cool, bulbous rock glacier. There's also a rad couloir tucked back in there.