2015-07-05
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Looking down the Castner Glacier.
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Wild Sweet Pea and Mountains
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Boulder on the Moraine
Larger and larger rocks appear on my way up the 6-mile long moraine.
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No Name?
Not sure if this guy on the west end of Broken Glacier has a name. Seems like it has a decent prominence, though. Near Triangle Peak.
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White Princess Branch
The northern branch of the Castner Glacier comes into view.
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Castner Ice
Looking up the northern branch of the Castner Glacier
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M'Ladies Branch
Looking up the southern branch of the Castner Glacier
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Castner Glacier
Looking up the northern White Princess Branch of the Castner Glacier from the medial moraine.
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Canyon
Deep canyon where the moraine met bare ice.
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Mt. Silvertip
Looking up Mt. Silvertip from the Castner Glacier
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More cracks
Longitudinal crevasses on the Castner Glacier. These cracks often form where the glacier valley widens, increasing the tensile stress on the ice and run parallel to the flow direction. These are less common than transverse crevasses that run perpendicular to the flow direction and often occur where the glacier steepens (you can see a few transverse crevasses on the upper right side of this image). More photos of the Castner Glacier here.
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Crevasse
Castner Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range
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Balance
Rocks on ice pedestals on the Castner Glacier. The rocks insulate the ice beneath them, so the surrounding ice melts faster.
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Castner Glacier
Looking over the rock-covered surface of the Castner Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range.
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Cracks
Mostly small crevasses, but every once in a while I'd encounter a large one.
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