blog… Western Brooks Range to Point Lay, Alaska 7 Aug 20258 Aug 2025 Another passenger on the flight to Kotzebue stopped at my row and introduced himself as Colin Arisman. Colin is an award-winning filmmaker. We had exchanged emails but had not met…
packraft… Basecamp-ish in the Wulik Peaks, Western Brooks Range 29 Aug 202418 Sep 2024 https://youtu.be/60iM-D0quQA I got a glimpse of the Wulik Peaks five years ago when Sarah and Josh Mumm and I hiked and packrafted from the Ambler River to the coast. We…
packraft… Nome and the Seward Peninsula—first Impressions 21 Aug 202423 Aug 2024 It's a puffy-jacket-in-the-summer kind of place.-Burr I've been waiting a long time to visit the Seward Peninsula. The nose-shaped peninsula stretches to within 50 miles of Russia, making ancient migration…
packraft… 2023 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic: Little Tok to McCarthy 31 Jul 20241 Aug 2024 I've been sitting on this trip report for a year because I was hoping to find an elegant way to say goodbye to the Classic phase of my life. But…
ski… 2024 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic – The End of an Era 8 Apr 20249 Apr 2024 2024 marks the end of an era: thirty years of Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic organization by Dave Cramer and the staff at Summit Consulting. The Winter Classic—an A to…
blog… A Hike Along the Northern Alaska Range, Denali National Park 14 Nov 202315 Nov 2023 https://youtu.be/3345kds5RB8 A girlfriend of Sarah's suggested that we go to Denali National Park for our annual "SnL" (Sarah and Luc) vacation. The Alaska Range has not been on our radar…
packraft… Skolai to McCarthy via Doubtful Creek 17 Sep 20233 Oct 2023 I've never been particularly interested in guiding. I have a lot of friends who used to guide, and they were all pretty eager to transition into more stable jobs as…
ice skating… Lake Clark Skate Date 4 Apr 20235 Apr 2023 Lake Clark, and Lake Clark National Park, is a precious pocket of Alaska bound by the Chigmit, Neacola, and Alaska Ranges. The tallest mountains rise 10,000 feet from rugged beaches,…
packraft… Good Walking and Clear Water in the Baird Mountains 24 Jul 202225 Jul 2022 https://youtu.be/b5kQZs5gWoY In August of 2015, Sarah and I traveled to the villages of Noatak and Kivalina, northwestern Alaska, as part of the Skiku / NanaNordic volunteer program. These programs provide…
