Chugach Archives - The Firn Line https://thefirnline.com/project-tag/chugach/ A Podcast About The Lives of Mountain Climbers Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:20:59 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/thefirnline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Chugach Archives - The Firn Line https://thefirnline.com/project-tag/chugach/ 32 32 http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:261108687/sounds.rss 136036471 Challenge Of The Western Chugach https://thefirnline.com/episodes/challenge-of-the-western-chugach/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:42:29 +0000 http://thefirnline.com/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&p=2061 Today’s episode is a story about adventure.  It’s a story about getting scared.   It’s a story of friendship and love.  It’s a story about self-discovery and learning from your mistakes.  But the learning in this story doesn’t take place in a formal classroom, or an online forum.  Rather, It takes place in the mountains …

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Today’s episode is a story about adventure.  It’s a story about getting scared.   It’s a story of friendship and love.  It’s a story about self-discovery and learning from your mistakes.  But the learning in this story doesn’t take place in a formal classroom, or an online forum.  Rather, It takes place in the mountains – in a small sub-range of striking peaks and glaciers, just outside of Anchorage, Alaska. 

It was in these peaks, known as the Western Chugach, where Brendon Lee’s life changed – in more ways than one.  And like a lot of folks who end up in the north, Brendan’s journey to Alaska started very far away – on an Air Force base, in Texas…

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The “Death Gully” on Benevolent Peak
Nathan, Dan & Brendan
The stunning Pichler’s Perch above the Eklutna Glacier
Brendan up high on Beelzebub
Brendan & Lena on Whiteout Peak
Bushwhacking up Hunter Creek
Mount Palmer

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