Incredibly Cool Video Clips from Talkeetna Air Taxi

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You get the idea. Woo-Hoo, Sky Cowgirls ride again!

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Base Camp Lisa Gets Some Relief

Lisa (on right) earlier this season up at Kahiltna Base Camp. Lisa coordinates all the climbers that fly in from Talkeetna ready to climb Mount McKinley (20,320 Feet).

Darryl Miller and Judy Anderson were able to relieve Lisa for a few days in May and Volunteer at Base Camp.

Here is Judy (third from left) with some climbers at Base Camp.

Avalanche at Base Camp.

Kahiltna Glacier, Mt. McKinley

Bacon and Eggs, otherwise known as the "mini" Mini-Moonflower. 5/20/2009

Snow conditions for the 1.5 hour ski to the base of the route were great at 5am. Easy skiing on a hard crust to the base of the route. A gentle 40 degree snow slope to the 'shrund brings you to the base of the actual route. The 'shrund was in great condition and easily negotiated. The route consisted of 8 pitches of mostly great "i.e. - above average!" quality water ice. Route is easily protected with screws and if you so desire the occassional piece of rock pro. V-threads all the way down the route in good condition. Have fun.

Sheila Gets Her Wings

Work on the new DeHavilland Otter is progressing nicely in the Talkeetna Air Taxi hangar. TAT is excited to add her to thier fleet for Summer 2009.

Team BLIND DATE let us snag these photos from their climb in the Ruth Gorge. 5 Tango Alpha a.k.a. "Precious" pokes her nose in the picture for her close up.

The escalator on Mt. Johnson.

Talkeetna Air Taxi Staff Hard at Work

Paul's daughter India, captain of 4TA running a test flight on the RAMP!

Danial tightening a prop... she loves her work!

Ted questioning knowledge vs wisdom on the summit of the wisdom tooth, Mt. McKinley in the background.

Most importantly, we are the weather trivia champions of the year. No one will ever get three correct answers in a row ever again. That's Angel Falls, 206 bones in the human body, and orca whale. Yeah! So I guess we're supposed to write about the conditions to fill all you prospective CMC'ers in. OK. We used up the luck the weather god's have to offer. It was unseasonably warm and we had a damn tea party on the summit when there was forecasted 30 mph winds.

Flightseeing McKinley - Happy Tours

7,200' SE Fork Kahiltna Glacier - Ranger Tent

sleds at Base Camp, Crosson in the background

Hi,

Could you forward this photo to Lisa at Base Camp? I said I'd get it to her.

Just wanted to thank you all, and especially pilot Wil Boardman, for a great flightseeing trip this past Wednesday. My daughter & her boyfriend were really wowed by the sights.
I'd been to the area before, but it is always so very humbling to land on those glaciers.
You know you're in God's domain. Hope you have a good and safe 2009 season.

Frank Baker
Eagle River, AK.

Talkeetna Air Taxi Climbers in the Ruth Gorge

A large snow storm around April 24th-26th followed by a very warm spell April 27th-May 1st caused a lot of wet slides and slushly snow conditions throughout the Ruth Gorge. There is a lot of snow on sheltered aspects still, but ice is forming in the chimneys and sheltered areas.

Once things settled down we managed ascents of "The Escalator" on Mt. Johnson which had lots and lots of snow and "Wake Up" on Mt. Wake which was in fantastic shape. Other parties reported good conditions on Freezy Nuts and the Root Canal climbs.