Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "Mt. Foraker viewed from Denali Pass (2nd highest peak in the Alaskan Range and 6th highest mountain in North America - it's on the opposite side of the mountain from our...
Title taken from front. View of Mount McKinley, Mount Foraker, and Mount Hunter (then sometimes called Mount Roosevelt), Alaska, taken from Alaska Railroad tracks. 1918? Photographer: H. G. Kaiser, Anchorage. Original photograph size: 7 3/4" x 9...
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Ian McRae talks about getting into climbing at a young age in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, deciding to stop playing soccer and go climbing in the High Sierras, learning to climb in the California mountains, his first trip to Alaska trying to climb...
Brian Okonek talks about his introduction to outdoor activities and involvement in high school mountaineering club, exploring the Talkeetna area, meeting Dave Johnston, his trip in the Alaska Range, relationship with his dad and hopes for a...