Aspect is Everything
With our Bush Hawk XP ski-plane
we specialize in drop offs and pickups
for mountain climbers and skiers.
We can accomodate expeditions in the Chilkat mountains and Mt. Fairweather ranges from Haines and The Wrangell-St. Elias mountains from Haines and Yakutat, Alaska. Call for more information.
PRESS RELEASE:
For the 2009 climbing season we had these 3 stand out climbs. In April we took Paul Knott and Guy McKinnon for the first ski plane landing in the John's Hopkins glacier canyon that allow them access to nothing but unclimbed routes on that aspect of the Fairweathers. They climbed Mt Bertha on April 26 09 via the Northwest Ridge, and on May 2 09 they climbed Peak 8,599' which is north of Mt Crillon and east of Mt Orville.
A week later I took Paul Schweizer and Simon Yates for a landing at 8,500' on Mt Vancouver and they climbed an unclimbed route on the south ridge.
And in late May we took the Summits of Canada team James Coleridge and Len Vanderstar to Mt Fairweather for an ascent of the north route. Which can be followed at www.summitsofcanada.ca as well as their climb of Mt Logan in 2008.
I have supported climbers and skiers since the mid 1990's. Among many highlights are groups on Mt Fairweather, including the Carpe' Ridge, Mt Lituya and the classic Grand Plateau glacier. Mt Logan we land in position for the Kings Trench route. Mt Cook (see Outsides Mags Parting shot in Nov 2005), Mt Vancouver South Buttress, Mt Hubbard, 1st Assent of the North peak on Mt Foresta and many others. The most impressive I think was a few years ago I had 3 women and 1 guy from Canada traverse from Haines to Cordova in 55 days, climbing up the East Ridge on Logan and down the West Kings Trench.
In 2007 we supported James Coleridge and Len Vanderstar from www.summitsofcanada.ca on Mt Logan. They had 40 plus days worth of gear, skis, sleds, satellite up links and measuring equipment to measure the height of Mt Logan. And the Bush Hawk was able to take them in and out in one load each way. The Bush Hawk is like having a plane and a half for the bulky loads. When conditions are right and the climbing team is on the smaller side I have taken 3 climbers and gear to various locations.
Ask the Pilot. You know there is some misinformation out. I fly over these areas often and have since 1992. I notice changes and really the pilots that are in these areas are better sources of current info.
Good Things to know: You can mail part of your gear up to me in Haines, Alaska via the United States Postal Service (Parcel Post) for a reasonable price, allow 3 weeks. I require you to have a Satellite phone to coordinate the pick up, which you can rent in Haines. There are plenty of butane canisters and white gas here as well.
Our offices are conveniently located in Haines.
Just three doors down from the visitors center.
Give us a call. We are here to accommodate you.
Mountain Flying Service
132 2nd Avenue - Haines, Alaska
Skagway Airport Terminal - Skagway, Alaska
Toll free USA: 800-954-8747
Haines & Skagway: 907-766-3007
mtnfly@yahoo.com
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