Flattop with Friends

Priya managed to score a temporary job in Seward working with SCA and the Park Service, so she flew into and out of Anchorage and we got to hang out.  One of our hang-out days was spent climbing Flattop, a cool climb right in the Anchorage bowl.

Heading up the final part of the climb.  We put crampons on...perhaps not necessary, but there's a reason why there are a few rescues on Flattop every year.

It can get pretty steep.

Jess and Priya are in my right eye's reflection.

Jess, Priya, and I at the top.

Alaska is big.  Flattop Peaks 2 and 3 are the next mountains in our view - Jeff and I had skied Peak 3 the week before.
 

Priya took all of these photos...hence, there is a shot of some interesting fauna.

Cool angle on the way down.

On the way back down, Jess and I had a competition sliding down a mellow part of the slope on our jackets.  You can get going pretty quick if you launch yourself.

It was great having Priya in town for a little while, and that she was able to refresh herself with a little taste of the Alaska outdoors once again.