It's only February and spring suddenly feels like its around the corner. Not sure if it's because we were just in the sun of California, or if it's because Tawna heads off this weekend for some work in Carolina, or that the field season planning for walrus work is in full swing. Whatever it is, the sun feels warm on your skin...at least it did while sat next to the Toyo stove in our cabin, looking out the window...at least it did before we headed up to the summit of Murphy Dome and into the Arctic wind that brought wind chills down to...well to a temperature that you wish you'd put long johns on for. Nevertheless, with the Alaska Range sweeping out in the distance, it would be hard not to be happy with the view!
Tawna, never one to leave a rock unscaled, risked frost bite for a first ascent of this fine problem but is hoping for a resole with sticky rubber on the mukluks (that for the record have poor heel hooking and edging capabilities).
The first ascent took a lot out of us, so we tried sun bathing but our hands fell off and Turtle just wanted to find a moose to chase.
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